Papers/Articles/Blogs/Podcasts

MITRE ATT&CK Resources: This information provides an in-depth look at why MITRE created ATT&CK domains, how they maintain and update them, and how the community commonly uses them. These resources provide a basis for why Aerospace built SPARTA leveraging ATT&CK's approach.

Articles/Blog/Podcast: These are online articles and blogs about SPARTA.

• Understanding Space-Cyber TTPs with the SPARTA Matrix - brief background article on SPARTA
• Levarging the SPARTA Matrix - provides sample use cases along with an example leveraging DefCon 28: Exploiting Spacecraft presentation as an example
• CyberWire Daily Podcast Ep. 1715 - interview with CyberWire podcast explaining SPARTA
• Getting It Right - LinkedIn Blog - introductory blog on why SPARTA was created
• Introducing SPARTA using PCSpooF: Cyber Security for Space Missions - explaining background on SPARTA and how it can be used to communicate information about the new Time-Triggered Ethernet (TTE) vulnerability PCspooF
• Can these researchers help defend satellite systems targeted by hackers? - Despite growing cyberattacks on satellite networks, efforts to protect communication systems in space remain nascent.

Presentations

• In-depth Overview - Space Attack Research & Tactic Analysis (November 2022)

This presentation is a derivative of what was presented at CyberSatGov 2022 which provides an in-depth overview of SPARTA and how to use it for both ground and space segment defenses. Three use cases are highlighted on how to utilize SPARTA's information: space system developer, threat intel, and assessments/tabletops.

Other Resources

• SPARTA Update Log: Recent changes to the SPARTA content.
• Working with SPARTA: Tools we've developed for accessing SPARTA content.