From 8c59781e4a5e490c7ff53c00ab80064dac0a1f74 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: th3r3d <social00@xprivacy.cz>
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 15:24:15 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Update GrayZone to version 3.1

Update GrayZone to version 3.1
---
 GrayZone/machinetag.json | 74 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)

diff --git a/GrayZone/machinetag.json b/GrayZone/machinetag.json
index 7fc0c56..ca03995 100644
--- a/GrayZone/machinetag.json
+++ b/GrayZone/machinetag.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "namespace": "GrayZone",
   "description": "Gray Zone of Active defense includes all elements which lay between reactive defense elements and offensive operations. It does fill the gray spot between them. Taxo may be used for active defense planning or modeling.",
-  "version": 3,
+  "version": 3.1,
   "predicates": [
     {
       "value": "Adversary Emulation",
@@ -24,12 +24,8 @@
       "expanded": "Tarpits, Sandboxes and Honeypots"
     },
     {
-      "value": "Threat Intelligence",
-      "expanded": "Threat Intelligence"
-    },
-    {
-      "value": "Threat Hunting",
-      "expanded": "Threat Hunting"
+      "value": "Intelligence and Counterintelligence",
+      "expanded": "Intelligence and Counterintelligence"
     },
     {
       "value": "Adversary Takedowns",
@@ -126,11 +122,6 @@
           "value": "CounterDeception",
           "expanded": "Answer to deception",
           "description": "Answer to deception from adversary is counter-deception, for example: answer to phish with shadow user account to uncover next adversary actions"
-        },
-        {
-          "value": "Counter-Deception",
-          "expanded": "Active counterdeception",
-          "description": "Answer to adversary deception and his tactical goals, example: if You know the adversary goal(extraction) You can plant documents with fake content to enable damage on adversary sources (fake blueprints of engine, which explode on purpose)"
         }
       ]
     },
@@ -155,37 +146,52 @@
       ]
     },
     {
-      "predicate": "Threat Intelligence",
+      "predicate": "Intelligence and Counterintelligence",
       "entry": [
         {
-          "value": "Passive - OSINT",
-          "expanded": "OpenSourceINTelligence",
-          "description": "Use of OSINT for creating of Threat Intelligence"
+          "value": "Intel Passive",
+          "expanded": "Passive gathering, managing etc. of threat intelligence. Ie. getting data from public, available resources",
+          "description": "Getting threat intel from open and publicly available resources"
         },
         {
-          "value": "Passive - platforms",
-          "expanded": "Platforms for TI",
-          "description": "Save, share and collaborate on threat intelligence platforms"
+          "value": "Intel Active",
+          "expanded": "Active or proactive intel gathering, collecting etc. Ie. closed resources as private forums, gossip ...",
+          "description": "Getting threat intel from closed resources or trusted parties as private chats or exploitation of groups etc."
         },
         {
-          "value": "Counter-Intelligence public",
-          "expanded": "Counter Intelligence",
-          "description": "Active retrieval of Threat Intelligence for purpose of defense collected with available public resources - example: active monitoring of web services to uncover action before happen (forum hacktivist group)"
+          "value": "Counterintel Defensive",
+          "expanded": "Includes subcategories as Deterrence and Detection ",
+          "description": "Focuses on detecting and neutralizing adversary efforts to compromise or exploit digital systems."
         },
         {
-          "value": "Counter-Intelligence government",
-          "expanded": "Counter Intelligence",
-          "description": "Active retrieval of Threat Intelligence for purpose of defense collected with non-public resources - example: cooperation between secret services in EU"
-        }
-      ]
-    },
-    {
-      "predicate": "Threat Hunting",
-      "entry": [
+          "value": "Counterintel Defensive - Deterrence",
+          "expanded": "Deterrende in cyber space as part of strategy",
+          "description": "Aims to discourage adversary actions by demonstrating strong protective measures and potential consequences."
+        },
+        {
+          "value": "Counterintel Defensive - Detection",
+          "expanded": "Detection Engineering",
+          "description": "Ideally focuses on identifying and exposing adversary activities before they can cause harm."
+        },
+        {
+          "value": "Counterintel Offensive",
+          "expanded": "Includes subcategories as Detection, Deception and Neutralization",
+          "description": "Involves actively disrupting or deceiving adversary intelligence operations to gain strategic advantage"
+        },
+        {
+          "value": "Counterintel Offensive - Detection",
+          "expanded": "Detect operations of adversary before they reach friendly environment",
+          "description": "Detection involves actively identifying and exposing adversary cyber operations to disrupt their efforts."
+        },
+        {
+          "value": "Counterintel Offensive - Deception",
+          "expanded": "Creating deception campaigns, fake accounts, penetrating adversary communication with use of deception...",
+          "description": "Uses false information and tactics to mislead and confuse adversaries in their cyber operations."
+        },
         {
-          "value": "Threat Hunting",
-          "expanded": "Threat Hunting",
-          "description": "Threat Hunting is the activity of active search for possible signs of adversary in environment"
+          "value": "Counterintel Offensive - Neutralization",
+          "expanded": "Adversary disruption as influence operation, environment disturbance to prevent adversary operations...",
+          "description": "Neutralization aims to disrupt and eliminate adversary cyber threats before they can inflict damage."
         }
       ]
     },