ESA SPACE-SHIELD
T2018.003
enhancement

TC/TM eavesdropping

Parent: T2018

Description

An attacker can collect and have access to data transmitted by TT&C if the communication doesn't rely on encryption. (Citation: SRC017) Standard/references: (Citation: SRC003) (Citation: SRC008) (Citation: SRC009) (Citation: SRC010)

Mapped SPARTA techniques

5 techniques

  • T2018.003 'TC/TM eavesdropping' covers collecting TT&C transmitted data when communication lacks encryption — addresses EXF-0003.01's exfiltration of opcode/argument content from uplink when confidentiality is weak.

  • T2018.003 'TC/TM eavesdropping' covers TM-channel eavesdropping when communication lacks encryption — direct match to EXF-0003.02's downlink-frame demodulation and offline extraction when downlink content is in clear.

  • T2018.003 'TC/TM eavesdropping' covers uplink (TC) eavesdropping when the link lacks encryption — directly aligning with REC-0005.01's content-capture aspect.

  • T2018.003 'TC/TM eavesdropping' covers downlink (TM) eavesdropping when the link lacks encryption.

  • T2018.003 'TC/TM eavesdropping' covers passive collection of telemetry that includes mode bits and event packets indicating safing — the data-content side of REC-0007.

Cite as SafeMode Space, space-shield T2018.003.

Built 2026-07-25 from 216 techniques, 334 regulation articles, 125 ENISA controls, 2,610 framework controls, and 90 countermeasures.