National Security Reference.

The ways command, navigation, platform, intelligence, and supply systems get fooled, in plain language, and what DOR does about each one.

Command and Communications

Orders, messages, calls, and the links between headquarters, units, and allies.

NS-C.1

Forged orders

An order can be sent by someone posing as a commander or a headquarters.

DOR's answer

DOR confirms each order came from the authority it names.

RA-2.4.1RA-3.2.1

NS-C.2

Altered or replayed messages

A valid message can be changed in transit or sent again later.

DOR's answer

DOR checks each message against its source and knows what it has already received.

RA-1.3.2RA-5.2.1

NS-C.3

Deepfake officials

A cloned voice or face of an official can call, leave a message, or join a meeting.

DOR's answer

DOR confirms who it is while it is happening.

RA-3.2.2RA-3.2.3

NS-C.4

Changes at the boundary

Information can be altered as it crosses between networks, nations, or classification levels.

DOR's answer

DOR checks it at each crossing.

RA-6.3.3RA-1.3.4

Navigation and Sensing

Position, time, radar, and every feed a picture is built from.

NS-S.1

Faked or jammed position

Navigation signals can be jammed or faked so a system believes it is somewhere else.

DOR's answer

DOR checks position against what is physically possible.

RA-1.1.1RA-1.1.6RA-D.1

NS-S.2

Faked time

Time from satellites or the network can be faked, shifting everything that depends on it.

DOR's answer

DOR checks time where it enters.

RA-5.1.1RA-5.1.2RA-5.1.3

NS-S.3

False tracks and altered feeds

Sensors can be shown targets that are not there, and feeds can be altered on the network.

DOR's answer

DOR confirms each feed came from its sensor, unaltered and current.

RA-1.2.1RA-1.2.2RA-5.2.4

Platforms and Space

Aircraft, vessels, vehicles, drones, and satellites that act on what they receive.

NS-P.1

Hijacked control links

A control link can be taken over, or a fake control station can stand in for yours.

DOR's answer

DOR proves each command came from your operator.

RA-2.1.1RA-2.1.2

NS-P.2

Changed mission settings

Mission files and settings can be changed before or during a mission.

DOR's answer

DOR confirms they are the ones approved.

RA-1.3.3RA-2.1.3

NS-P.3

Forged commands to satellites

Commands and uploads to a satellite can be forged, and jamming can cut it off from the ground.

DOR's answer

DOR keeps checking with no link at all.

RA-2.1.1RA-D.2

Intelligence and Decisions

Reports, imagery, models, and the people with access to them.

NS-I.1

Fake imagery and reports

Generated or edited images, video, and documents can enter intelligence reporting.

DOR's answer

DOR checks where each one came from.

RA-1.4.4RA-6.2.2

NS-I.2

Tampered decision models

Models can be swapped, poisoned, or given hidden triggers.

DOR's answer

DOR confirms the model in use and records what went into each recommendation.

RA-4.2.1RA-4.2.2RA-6.1.1

NS-I.3

Insiders misusing access

Someone with legitimate access can move information for the wrong reason.

DOR's answer

DOR requires a name and a reason for sensitive actions, recorded where no one can edit them.

RA-2.4.2RA-6.3.2

Supply Chain and Records

The parts, the software, and the record of what happened.

NS-R.1

Counterfeit or swapped parts

Counterfeit or altered parts can enter long before a system deploys.

DOR's answer

DOR confirms each component is the one approved.

RA-3.3.3RA-4.4.2

NS-R.2

Altered firmware and updates

Firmware and software updates can be altered on the way in.

DOR's answer

DOR confirms every build is the one approved before it runs.

RA-2.2.2RA-4.1.1RA-4.1.3

NS-R.3

Erased or edited logs

After a break-in, logs are often edited or deleted.

DOR's answer

DOR's record of what your systems received and did cannot be edited or deleted.

RA-4.3.2RA-5.3.2

NS-R.4

Broken chain of custody

Evidence and records can be altered as they pass between hands.

DOR's answer

DOR keeps each one provable from the moment it is made.

RA-6.3.1RA-5.3.1

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