The emerging market of free space laser communications is advertised in industry and academia as "inherently secure" - But is that really true from a cybersecurity perspective?

Is free space laser communication "inherently secure"?

Satellite communication is forecast to grow enormously over the next 10 years (estimates range from 30% to 55% compounded annual growth rate for the industry) with a particular trend towards 'megaconstellations' using intersatellite optical link. We are witnessing unprecedented growth from just a few hundred satellites around all of Earth up to a proposed 50,000+ satellites in LEO this decade. That's not to mention the growing terrestrial free space optical communications e.g. with …

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