The Department of Homeland Security has issued an analytic graphic detailing how it expects cyber attacks against the Emergency Services Sector could be conducted.
The image identifies the Emergency Services Sector as having 5 components which include Public Works, Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, Fire and Rescue Services, and Emergency Medical Services.
DHS highlights six potential attack techniques that could be used against the sector.
- Phishing
- SQL Injection
- Distributed Denial of Service
- Phishing
- Cross-site Scripting
- Telephony Denial of Service
For more on how these attacks could be used against the sector, refer to the source image below. If you are involved in Emergency Services Sector, DHS has defined the minimum essential threat model that you should be conducted red team testing against. If you have any questions on how this type of team should be structure, please feel free to contact us.
