Platform Independent Vectors of Techniques (PIVOT): An Approach for System-of-System Attack Path Analysis

Abstract

MITRE created a concept called Platform Independent Vectors of Techniques (PIVOT), designed to connect multiple ATT and CK matrices based on potential adversary TTPs overlaid on SoS components. PIVOT also identifies the PIVOT points, or components that translate the data from one protocol format to another (e.g., TCP/IP to MILSTD 1553B). These PIVOT points are seldom understood or enumerated, leaving gaps in SoS cyber assessments that could allow an adversary to laterally move across technology domains undetected.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2022
Accession Number
AD1180518

Entities

People

  • Mario F. Zuniga
  • Matt Janson

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aircrafts
  • Boundaries
  • Control Systems
  • Corporations
  • Cyber Threats
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detection
  • Embedded Systems
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Gap Analysis
  • Governments
  • Industrial Control Systems
  • Operating Systems
  • Platforms
  • Security
  • System Of Systems
  • Systems Engineering
  • Vulnerability

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Operations Research

Technology Areas

  • Cyber