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QIF-T0061

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Coherence mimicry

Tier 5 — Theoretical (Modeled / Simulated)

Legacy status: THEORETICAL

Craft malicious signals that maintain legitimate coherence scores (Cs) to bypass QI metric. Directly attacks QIF's detection mechanism. Defense: multi-factor signal validation, behavioral analysis beyond coherence, ensemble detection.

Technique Details

Tactic
QIF-B.EV
Status
THEORETICAL
Bands
I0, S1

Therapeutic Application

Generating signals that pass QIF coherence metric validation while carrying malicious payload

Clinical Analog

Coherence-based neurofeedback (SMR/beta coherence training)

Treats

  • ADHD (SMR training)
  • autism (coherence normalization)
  • traumatic brain injury

Neural Impact

2 of 7 neural bands affected

I0 S1

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DSM-5-TR Diagnostic Mappings

Diagnostic category references for threat modeling, not diagnostic claims.

F43.2 Adjustment Disorder

Pathway: I0 (electrode-tissue boundary) → measurement

Following Poldrack (2006), brain region disruption does not uniquely predict psychiatric outcomes.

Scoring

NISS v1.1 NISS:1.1/BI:N/CR:L/CD:L/CV:N/RV:F/NP:N
CVSS v4.0 CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N
0.7Low
BICRCDCVRVNP
 

Governance

Neurorights at Risk

This technique threatens 2 of the 4 proposed neurorights (Ienca & Andorno, 2017).

Consent Complexity
0.48 / 4.0

FDORA §3305 Compliance

Non-Cyber Device (missing: software)
Regulatory Coverage
0.7 / 1.0
524B Requirements
TM VA SA PM
Regulatory Gaps
  • ! Threat not yet in regulatory threat catalogs

Population Vulnerability

CRB vulnerability adjustment (γ=0.30) accounts for age, diagnosis severity, consent capacity, and device dependency.

Population NISS Base Adjusted Severity Delta
Adult (Default) 0.7 0.7 Low -
Child (10yr) + ADHD 0.7 0.8 Low +0.12
Adult with ALS 0.7 0.8 Low +0.11

Validation Status

Theoretical / Not yet validated. This technique has not been independently tested. See the validation dashboard for what has been tested.

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