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Satellite Cybersecurity Foundations

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Overview

Learn the foundations of satellite cybersecurity in this intensive course and hands-on CTF workshop

What you'll learn:
  • Foundations of Satellite Technology: Subsystems, Communications, and Applications
  • OSINT for Satellite Systems, Mission Analysis, and Reading Engineering Specifications
  • Communications & Tracking: Intercepeting and Reverse Engineering Signals
  • Tracking and Orbital Mechanics: TLEs, Propagation Methods, and Visual Tools
  • Interactive CTF Workshop
  • Secure-by-Design Implementation for Satellite Infrastructure

Master satellite cybersecurity in this intensive course and hands-on workshop. Gain critical skills to defend aerospace systems, covering satellite OSINT, orbital mechanics, signal reverse engineering, TLE analysis, attack simulation, and SPARTA-based defenses. Learn to identify vulnerabilities, secure-by-design, and protect satellite infrastructure against modern threats.


Topics Covered

0x00 >> Satellite OSINT

0x01 >> Orbital Mechanics

0x02 >> Modulation Schemes

0x03 >> Communications Reverse Engineering

0x04 >> Firmware Analysis

0x05 >> Simulating Attacks & Attack Detection

0x06 >> Defensive Techniques with SPARTA

0x07 >> Implementing Secure-by-Design


Skills Covered

  • Orbital Mechanics

  • Satellite Communications Foundations: Demodulation and Reverse Engineering

  • Reading Satellite Engineering Specifications

  • Interpretation of TLEs

  • CTF Skills

  • Vulnerabilities, Attacks, and Mitigation Strategies

  • Secure-By-Design Implementation

Course Deliverables

  • "Hack the Orbit" Walkthrough CTF

  • Interactive Quizzes for each Topic

  • PDFs of all the presentation slideshows

  • 74 page complimentary visual manual


Why Take It Now?

The space industry has been expanding rapidly the past few years and this trend is expected to continue as more companies and organizations conduct space-related research and projects. The democratization and demand in the aerospace industry has also encountered bad actors who try to exploit the new technology for malicious purposes. In order to combat this growing threat, this course instructs you on the foundations of satellite security and detection methods for common satellite cyber attacks.

Syllabus

  • Satellite Security 101 - Conceptual Overview
  • Interactive CTF: Hack the Orbit
  • Secure-By-Design Implementation: Design, Defense, and Compliance

Taught by

Angelina Tsuboi

Reviews

4.4 rating at Udemy based on 188 ratings

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