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Update - v1.1
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October 28 2022
December 08 2022
Below highlights the changes to the website, techniques, sub-techniques, and/or countermeasures.
Website Updates
Techniques
New Techniques
Modified Techniques
REC-0005:
Eavesdropping
RD-0001:
Acquire Infrastructure
IA-0002:
Compromise Software Defined Radio
IA-0007:
Compromise Ground Station
EX-0013:
Flooding
EX-0010:
Inject Malicious Code
EX-0015:
Side-Channel Attack
EX-0014:
Spoofing
EXF-0007:
Compromised Ground Station
EXF-0008:
Compromised Developer Site
PER-0002:
Backdoor
PER-0003:
Ground System Presence
DE-0001:
Disable Fault Management
DE-0004:
Masquerading
LM-0001:
Hosted Payload
IMP-0002:
Disruption
IMP-0003:
Denial
IMP-0004:
Degradation
IMP-0005:
Destruction
IMP-0006:
Theft
Sub-Techniques
New Sub-Techniques
Modified Sub-Techniques
REC-0001.01:
Software
REC-0001.02:
Firmware
REC-0001.03:
Cryptographic Algorithms
REC-0001.04:
Data Bus
REC-0001.05:
Thermal Control System
REC-0001.06:
Maneuver & Control
REC-0001.07:
Payload
REC-0001.08:
Power
REC-0001.09:
Fault Management
REC-0002.01:
Identifiers
REC-0002.02:
Organization
REC-0002.03:
Operations
REC-0003.01:
Communications Equipment
REC-0003.02:
Commanding Details
REC-0004.01:
Flight Termination
REC-0005.01:
Uplink Intercept
REC-0005.02:
Downlink Intercept
REC-0005.03:
Proximity Operations
REC-0006.01:
Development Environment
REC-0006.02:
Security Testing Tools
REC-0008.01:
Hardware
REC-0008.02:
Software
REC-0008.03:
Known Vulnerabilities
RD-0001.01:
Ground Station Equipment
RD-0001.02:
Commercial Ground Station Services
RD-0001.03:
Spacecraft
RD-0002.01:
Mission-Operated Ground System
RD-0002.02:
3rd Party Ground System
RD-0002.03:
3rd-Party Spacecraft
RD-0003.01:
Exploit/Payload
RD-0003.02:
Cryptographic Keys
RD-0004.01:
Identify/Select Delivery Mechanism
RD-0004.02:
Upload Exploit/Payload
IA-0001.01:
Software Dependencies & Development Tools
IA-0001.02:
Software Supply Chain
IA-0001.03:
Hardware Supply Chain
IA-0004.01:
Ground Station
IA-0004.02:
Receiver
IA-0005.01:
Compromise Emanations
IA-0005.02:
Docked Vehicle / OSAM
IA-0005.03:
Proximity Grappling
IA-0007.01:
Compromise On-Orbit Update
IA-0007.02:
Malicious Commanding via Valid GS
IA-0008.01:
Rogue Ground Station
IA-0008.02:
Rogue Spacecraft
IA-0009.01:
Mission Collaborator (academia, international, etc.)
IA-0009.02:
Vendor
IA-0009.03:
User Segment
EX-0001.01:
Command Packets
EX-0001.02:
Bus Traffic
EX-0013.02:
Erroneous Data
EX-0013.01:
Valid Commands
EX-0005.01:
Design Flaws
EX-0005.02:
Malicious Use of Hardware Commands
EX-0008.01:
Absolute Time Sequences
EX-0008.02:
Relative Time Sequences
EX-0009.01:
Flight Software
EX-0009.02:
Operating System
EX-0009.03:
Known Vulnerability (COTS/FOSS)
EX-0012.01:
Registers
EX-0012.02:
Internal Routing Tables
EX-0012.03:
Memory Write/Loads
EX-0012.04:
App/Subscriber Tables
EX-0012.05:
Scheduling Algorithm
EX-0012.06:
Science/Payload Data
EX-0012.07:
Propulsion Subsystem
EX-0012.08:
Attitude Determination & Control Subsystem
EX-0012.09:
Electrical Power Subsystem
EX-0012.10:
Command & Data Handling Subsystem
EX-0012.11:
Watchdog Timer (WDT)
EX-0012.12:
System Clock
EX-0012.13:
Poison AI/ML Training Data
EX-0014.01:
Time Spoof
EX-0014.02:
Bus Traffic
EX-0014.03:
Sensor Data
EXF-0002.01:
Power Analysis Attacks
EXF-0002.02:
Electromagnetic Leakage Attacks
EXF-0002.03:
Traffic Analysis Attacks
EXF-0002.04:
Timing Attacks
EXF-0002.05:
Thermal Imaging attacks
EXF-0003.01:
Uplink Intercept
EXF-0003.02:
Downlink Intercept
PER-0002.01:
Hardware
PER-0002.02:
Software
DE-0002.01:
Inhibit Ground System Functionality
DE-0002.02:
Jam Link Signal
DE-0002.03:
Inhibit Spacecraft Functionality
DE-0003.01:
Vehicle Command Counter (VCC)
DE-0003.02:
Rejected Command Counter
DE-0003.03:
Command Receiver On/Off Mode
DE-0003.04:
Command Receivers Received Signal Strength
DE-0003.05:
Command Receiver Lock Modes
DE-0003.06:
Telemetry Downlink Modes
DE-0003.07:
Cryptographic Modes
DE-0003.08:
Received Commands
DE-0003.09:
System Clock
DE-0003.10:
GPS Ephemeris
DE-0003.11:
Watchdog Timer (WDT)
DE-0003.12:
Poison AI/ML Training Data
Countermeasures
New Countermeasures
Modified Countermeasures
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