A Modified McCumber Cube as a Basis for a Taxonomy of Cyber Attacks

There currently exist taxonomies for malware, however malware is only one type of attack. Malware taxonomies are usually targeted at a specific scenario and are not easily translatable to other attacks that may not involve malware. There are other taxonomies that examine specific types of attacks such as attacks on embedded systems. Most current taxonomies do not cover all types of cyber-attacks. Those that do, don't examine all the dimensions of an attack. There is a need for a comprehensive attack taxonomy that explores all dimensions of any attack. The McCumber cube is a methodology for examining security from three dimensions. This provides a foundation for creating an attack taxonomy. The taxonomy views cyber-attacks as how they counter the security aspects of the McCumber cube.