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DESCRIPTION:   'Title: Ground Control to Major Threat - Hacking the Space L
 ink\n   Extension Protocol\n   When: Friday\, Aug 9\, 15:30 - 15:59 PDT\n 
   Where: LVCC West/Floor 1/Hall 4/Creator Stage 3 - [1]Map\n\n   Descripti
 on:\n\n   Space missions have increasingly been the subject in the context
  of\n   security breaches and satellite hacks. The majority of discussions
 \n   revolve around direct communication and access to spacecraft through\
 n   means such as Software Defined Radio. However\, the reality is that\n 
   this approach isn't practical for most adversaries\, as it requires\n   
 substantial resources and is easily detectable due to the power and\n   ra
 dio frequencies required to command a spacecraft. Instead\,\n   adversarie
 s might shift their focus away from the Space Segment and\n   opt for a mo
 re practical approach\, such as accessing and exploiting\n   the Ground Se
 gment vulnerabilities and flaws in order to gain control\n   over spacecra
 ft. Every space mission comprises custom-made hardware\n   and software co
 mponents\, which interact with each other utilizing\n   dedicated protocol
 s and standards designed and developed for this sole\n   purpose. Numerous
  potential failure points can adversely impact a\n   space mission\, many 
 of which persist on the ground. Considering the\n   essential services the
 y facilitate and the extent to which\n   contemporary society relies on sp
 ace technology\, each component\n   utilized in space missions should be r
 egarded as integral to critical\n   infrastructure and treated as such\, p
 articularly from a security\n   standpoint. This study centers on the Spac
 e Link Extension (SLE)\n   protocol\, which is employed as a standard for 
 communication between\n   mission data systems and ground stations by vari
 ous space agencies and\n   organizations\, including NASA and ESA. We will
  address the security\n   concerns inherent in the SLE protocol. At the sa
 me time\, we\n   demonstrate methods and techniques malicious actors can e
 mploy to\n   conduct a Denial of Service (DoS) or tap into the ground stat
 ion\n   communications\, gaining control over an actual spacecraft. We wil
 l\n   conclude this publication by presenting the reader with a possible\n
    mitigation strategy that we believe should be employed at the SLE\n   p
 rotocol level. Additionally\, we will outline a forecast for future\n   wo
 rk\, detailing both planned endeavors and those already in progress\,\n   
 to further expand on this research.\n\n   SpeakerBio:  Andrzej Olchawa\n\n
    Andy Olchawa is an experienced Information Security Professional with\n
    over 15 years in the space industry\, working as a Software Engineer\n 
   and Technical Project Manager. For the past few years\, he has focused\n
    on offensive security\, specializing in vulnerability research\, exploi
 t\n   development\, and red team operations. He holds OSCP\, OSWA\, and OS
 WP\n   certifications\, and has been credited with several CVEs.\n\n   '\n
 \n   1. #LVCCW_Level1_Hall4\n\n\n
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LOCATION:ASV - LVCC West/Floor 1/Hall 4/Creator Stage 3
SUMMARY:Ground Control to Major Threat - Hacking the Space Link Extension P
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