Cybersecurity for Space: A Guide to Foundations and Challenges

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J. G. OakleyCybersecurity for Spacehttps://doi.org/10.1007/979-8-8688-0339-0_6

6. Pre-operational Vectors

Jacob G. Oakley¹  

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Owens Cross Roads, AL, USA

 

Now that we have covered a wide range of mission types, and the targeting methodology and motivation involved in going after them, we need to understand the vectors from which threats will manifest themselves. Discussion on the vectors involves those with a witting actor with mal intent as well as some that do not. Pre-operational vectors are the ways in which threats could be made to reach the space vehicle (SV) or other aspects of the space system prior to the space vehicles becoming mission operational ...