Block Communications

# Description

Operational technology communications occur over serial COM, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, cellular (4G/5G), and satellite mediums. Adversaries may block communications to prevent reporting messages and command messages from reaching their intended target devices disrupting processes, operations, and causing cyber-physical impacts.(Citation: Bonnie Zhu, Anthony Joseph, Shankar Sastry 2011) Adversaries may block communications by either making modifications to software ([System Firmware](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T0857), [Module Firmware](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T0839), [Hooking](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T0874), and [Rootkit](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T0851)) and services ([Service Stop](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T0881), [Denial of Service](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T0814)) on systems and devices or by positioning themselves between systems and devices and intercepting and blocking the communications such as the case with an [Adversary-in-the-Middle](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T0830) attack.