Warpspace and GMO Cybersecurity Unite to Revolutionize Space Safety

Warpspace and GMO Cybersecurity Unite to Revolutionize Space Safety

Summary

• Partnership Announcement: Warpspace has signed a business partnership with GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae on space cybersecurity.
• Digital Twin Technology: The companies will use space digital twins to develop countermeasures against cyberattacks.
• Cybersecurity Imperatives: GMO brings security testing and expertise to protect space systems.
• Industry Impact: The partners hope to raise security standards in the fast-growing space industry.

Testing satellite security without touching a satellite

Warpspace, a Japanese space infrastructure startup, has signed a business partnership agreement with GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae, a Japanese security firm, announced in June 2025. The two companies plan to co-develop technology to counter cyberattacks on space systems using space digital twins. Space is getting crowded.

Harnessing the Power of Digital Twin Technology

A digital twin is a detailed virtual copy of a real system. Warpspace’s space digital twins model satellites, constellations, onboard equipment, communications and data flows. That lets engineers test how systems behave, and how they fail, without risking real hardware.

Fortifying Space Infrastructure with GMO’s Cybersecurity Solutions

GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae brings its experience in finding and fixing security weaknesses. The partners plan a platform for secure space-system development and operations. It would support “secure by design” engineering, cyberattack resilience testing, training for engineers and incident response and recovery exercises, all run on the digital twin instead of on satellites in orbit.

Implications for the Future of Space Safety and Industry Standards

The partnership could help set security benchmarks for the space industry. Space systems are now part of global infrastructure. The project also shows how pairing space engineers with security specialists can tackle problems neither group could handle alone, from testing satellite software against realistic attacks to rehearsing what operators should do when a spacecraft starts behaving strangely.

As satellite constellations multiply, the chance of a successful attack grows. Testing defenses on a digital twin lets operators find weaknesses before attackers do. If the platform works, other space companies may adopt the same approach.

Frank Jones, CISSP

Frank Jones has loved computers from the age of 13. Frank got his hacking career started when he downloaded a war dialing program that he used to detect dial up modems in his hometown of Chicago. Frank Jones now works as a JAVA coder and cyber security researcher.