Acquire Infrastructure

Threat actors may buy, lease, or rent infrastructure that can be used for future campaigns or to perpetuate other techniques. A wide variety of infrastructure exists for threat actors to connect to and communicate with target spacecraft. Infrastructure can include:

ID: RD-0001
Related Aerospace Threat IDs: 
Related MITRE ATT&CK TTPs:  T1583
Created: 2022/10/19
Last Modified: 2022/12/08

Countermeasures

ID Name Description NIST Rev5
CM0009 Threat Intelligence Program A threat intelligence program helps an organization generate their own threat intelligence information and track trends to inform defensive priorities and mitigate risk. Leverage all-source intelligence services or commercial satellite imagery to identify and track adversary infrastructure development/acquisition. Countermeasures for this attack fall outside the scope of the mission in the majority of cases. PM-16 PM-16(1) PM-16(1) RA-10 RA-3(2) RA-3(3) SR-8

References

  • Steinberger, Jessica A. (2008). A Survey of Satellite Communications System Vulnerabilities. Retrieved on February 15, 2013, from http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a487592.pdf