Satellite Communications Security Assessment
Advanced security testing for satellite communication systems, ground stations, and related space-based infrastructure.
In scope
- Ground station security testing
- Satellite uplink/downlink analysis
- Communication protocol review
- Signal interference testing
- Encryption implementation review
- Control system security assessment
- Emergency shutdown testing
You receive
- SATCOM security report
- Signal vulnerability analysis
- Protocol security findings
- Encryption assessment results
- Control system recommendations
- Emergency response guidance
- 90-day retest period
Tiers
Choose the depth.
Core SATCOM Security Assessment
$55K
One ground station and up to 2 satellite links: ground station security testing, control system assessment, communication protocol review and encryption configuration review. SATCOM security report with a retest.
- Sites
- 1
- devices
- 10
- 1 ground station, up to 2 links
- Up to 10 ground-segment devices tested
- Control system security assessment
- Communication protocol review
- Encryption configuration review
- 90-day retest
- — Signal interference testing
- — Uplink/downlink RF analysis
- — Emergency shutdown testing
- — Additional ground stations
Advanced SATCOM Security Program
$95K
Up to 3 ground stations and up to 5 links: all seven scope items including uplink/downlink analysis, signal interference testing, encryption implementation review, protocol testing and emergency shutdown testing, with up to 25 devices.
- Sites
- 3
- devices
- 25
- Up to 3 ground stations, up to 5 links
- Uplink/downlink analysis
- Signal interference testing
- Encryption implementation review
- Emergency shutdown testing
- 90-day retest
- — Custom test tooling for proprietary protocols
- — Monitoring after the assessment
- — Emergency response support
Enterprise SATCOM Security Solution
$150K
Full-scope SATCOM security including custom testing tools, continuous monitoring, and emergency response
- Sites
- 5
- devices
- 50
- — Testing of on-orbit spacecraft buses
- — Transmission outside licensed or authorized test windows
- — Hardware replacement
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What's inside this engagement
Phase by phase.
How a security assessment engagement runs, what happens in each phase and what you see. Exact scope, tier and timeline are fixed in your proposal and SOW.
01Scoping
Systems, sites, stakeholders and the question the assessment must answer.
You see · Your objectives and constraints.
02Discovery & evidence
Documents, configurations and interviews, plus technical testing where the service includes it.
You see · Access and time with key people.
03Analysis
Findings rated by risk to your business, not by a generic score.
You see · A prioritized view of your risk.
04Report & debrief
Executive summary, findings and a remediation roadmap, walked through with your team.
You see · The report and the debrief.
Commercials
From first call to final report.
- 01
Scoping call
A practitioner, not a salesperson, walks through targets, constraints and what a good outcome looks like for you.
- 02
Proposal & rules of engagement
A fixed-scope proposal with tier, price and deliverables. Rules of engagement, contacts and out-of-bounds systems are agreed in writing.
- 03
Sign, then start
MSA and SOW are signed electronically and the deposit is paid. Only then does testing begin.
- 04
Execution
Testing runs to the agreed plan. Critical findings are escalated as they are found; you don't wait for the report.
- 05
Report & debrief
An executive summary plus technical findings with evidence, reproduction steps and fixes, walked through with your team.
- 06
Retest
Where the tier includes it, we verify your fixes and reissue the report, so auditors and customers see the issues closed.
Timelines are set per engagement in the SOW.
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