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Pavur underscores that satellites are not immune to traditional cybersecurity risks. Unlike some high-tech systems, they were not originally designed with security in mind. Their architecture often leaves them exposed, making them accessible with relatively simple tools and techniques. This exposure isn’t due to any secret "space magic" but rather because satellites are essentially just computers in orbit:
“The problem with satellites is that they're just not built for any level of security. There's no kind of dark magic in exploiting a satellite. It's just a matter of downloading a few open source or freely available tools and plugging all of the equipment together.”