Thales: cybersecurity exercise on an ESA satellite
May 08, 2023 at 03:44 pm
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For the third edition of CYSAT, the European event entirely dedicated to cybersecurity for the space industry, the European Space Agency (ESA) set up a satellite testbed.
The Thales cybersecurity team rose to the challenge, identifying vulnerabilities that would enable malicious actors to disrupt the operation of an ESA satellite.
The aim was to simulate attempts to take control of OPS-SAT, a nanosatellite used by the agency for demonstration purposes.
' The results of the satellite hacking exercise, the first of its kind in the world, will be used to reinforce the security of the satellite and its on-board applications. This can help improve the cyber-resilience of space systems, protect sensitive data and promote the long-term success of space programs '.
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Thales is one of the European leaders in manufacturing and marketing of electronic equipment and systems for the defense and security, aerospace, and transportation sectors. Net sales break down by product group as follows:
- defense and security systems (53.4%): C4I defense and security systems (control and monitoring systems, communication, protection, cyber-security, and other systems), defense mission systems, naval systems, electronic war systems, drones, air operation systems (air defense, air surveillance), ground defense systems and missiles;
- aerospace systems (28.4%): avionics equipment (cockpit, cabin multimedia, and simulation equipment), space systems (satellites, payloads, etc.);
- digital identification and security solutions (18.2%).
Besides, the group owns a 35% stake in Naval Group (manufacture of naval equipment for defense and nuclear energy sectors).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: France (29.5%), the United Kingdom (6.6%), Europe (24.8%), the United States and Canada (14%), Asia (9.4%), Near and Middle East (6%), Australia and New Zealand (4.4%) and other (5.3%).
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