# Satellite Expansion Drives Cybersecurity Demand

ABI Research forecasts that active satellites will grow from 17,957 in 2025 to 80,339 by 2035, increasing cybersecurity exposure across commercial, government, and defense space systems. The report identifies post-quantum cryptography and zero-trust security as areas of growing demand for protecting satellites, ground segments, and cross-domain architectures. It names no government agency, solicitation, or contract, so this is a market signal rather than a current procurement opportunity.

- Space contractors and cybersecurity providers can assess whether their offerings address satellite, ground-segment, and cross-domain security needs, including post-quantum cryptography and zero-trust approaches.
- Procurement teams can use the forecast as market context when planning future space-system cybersecurity requirements; the signal does not establish a mandate or procurement timeline.
- QuSecure, SEALSQ, WISeSat, Arqit, and SpiderOak are among the vendors identified in the extracted entities, but their specific roles or involvement in a government procurement are not stated.

**Jurisdictions:** international
**Industries:** Defense & Military, Information Technology
**Topics:** Cybersecurity, Digital Infrastructure
**Published:** November 12, 2026

### Vendors
- QuSecure ()
- SEALSQ ()
- WISeSat ()
- Arqit ()
- SpiderOak ()

### Key Quotes
> As constellations expand and space-based services support more mission-critical use cases, post-quantum cryptography and zero-trust architecture will become foundational to long-term resilience.
> — Rachel Kong, Industry Analyst at ABI Research

### Sources
- [Active Satellites to Reach 80,339 by 2035 as Space Cybersecurity Becomes Strategic Priority](https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/computers-technology-and-internet/active-satellites-to-reach-80-339-by-2035-as-space-cybersecurity-1249943) - ACCESS Newswire