HoneySat: A Network-based Satellite Honeypot Framework
Efr\'en L\'opez-Morales (New Mexico State University), Ulysse Planta (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security), Gabriele Marra (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security), Carlos Gonz\'alez (Universidad de Santiago de Chile)

TL;DR
HoneySat is a novel high-interaction satellite honeypot framework that convincingly simulates SmallSat missions, effectively deceives adversaries, and collects valuable security data, advancing satellite cybersecurity research.
Contribution
It introduces HoneySat, the first comprehensive satellite honeypot capable of realistic SmallSat simulation and real-world adversary engagement, filling a critical gap in satellite security data collection.
Findings
90% of operators found HoneySat realistic
Collected 22 real-world adversarial interactions
Successfully communicated with an in-orbit SmallSat
Abstract
Satellites are the backbone of several mission-critical services that enable our modern society to function, for example, GPS. For years, satellites were assumed to be secure because of their indecipherable architectures and the reliance on security by obscurity. However, technological advancements have made these assumptions obsolete, paving the way for potential attacks, and sparking interest in satellite security. Unfortunately, to this day, there is no efficient way to collect data on adversarial techniques for satellites, hurting the generation of security intelligence that can lead to the development of effective countermeasures. In this paper, we present HoneySat, the first high-interaction satellite honeypot framework, fully capable of convincingly simulating a real-world CubeSat, a type of Small Satellite (SmallSat). To provide evidence of HoneySat's effectiveness, we surveyed…
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Taxonomy
TopicsSatellite Communication Systems · Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems · Distributed systems and fault tolerance
