Towards a Systematic Taxonomy of Attacks against Space Infrastructures

TL;DR

This paper introduces the first systematic taxonomy of attacks and defenses against space infrastructures to improve understanding and resilience in this critical domain.

Contribution

It provides the initial comprehensive classification of threats and countermeasures for space infrastructures, filling a significant research gap.

Findings

Proposes a systematic taxonomy of attacks against space infrastructures.

Provides a classification of defenses for space infrastructures.

Aims to guide future research and community efforts in space security.

Abstract

Space infrastructures represent an emerging domain that is critical to the global economy and society. However, this domain is vulnerable to attacks, including cyber attacks and other kinds of attacks. To enhance the resilience of this domain, we must understand these attacks that can be waged against it and the defenses that can be employed to mitigate these attacks. The status quo is that there is neither a systematic understanding of these attacks against, nor defenses for, space infrastructures, despite their clear importance in guiding systematic analysis of space security and future research. In this paper, we fill the void by proposing the first systematic taxonomy of attacks against, and defenses for, space infrastructures. We hope this paper will inspire a community effort at refining the taxonomy towards a widely used one.