Security for Space Systems
Security for Space Systems (3S) is a conference focused on innovations in space systems security. The conference aims at bringing together academia and industry to present their latest research.
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Ctrl+Space CTF at 3S 2025!
ESA is pleased to announce that during the Security for Space Systems (3S) Conference, in collaboration with D-Orbit, the first European in-orbit Capture-the-Flag (CTF) challenge is organised. In this CTF, called Ctrl+Space CTF, participants will have the chance to engage with live security challenges executed directly aboard D-Orbit’s ION Satellite Carrier, orbiting Earth in real time.
The challenges will be realised by the mhackeroni Team.
Ctrl+Space CTF is supported by the ESA Security Office and the ESA Security Cyber Centre of Excellence (SCCoE).Â
More information will be available in the dedicated page.
3S conference 2025
The Security for Space Systems (3S) 2025 will take place in ESTEC, Netherlands, from 4 to 6 November 2025.
After receiving several requests from participants, we’re pleased to announce that the deadline for the 2nd round has been extended to 15 July 2025 AoE!
The submission for the 2nd deadline is now open!.
Open the 2025 event web page >
Call for Ideas: Cybersecurity Experiments in Orbit
The European Space Agency is pleased to invite researchers, engineers, and innovators to propose experimental ideas for testing new technologies, methods, algorithms, protocols, and techniques in the domain of cybersecurity applied to space systems.
Read the full call for ideas here.
Previous events
3S conference 2024
The Security for Space Systems (3S) 2024 took place in ESA ESTEC, Netherlands, from 27th to 28th of May 2024.
The publications presented at the conference can be accessed at this link: https://indico.esa.int/event/528/