diff --git a/objects/pe-section/definition.json b/objects/pe-section/definition.json
index 2bd1ec6..ac06635 100644
--- a/objects/pe-section/definition.json
+++ b/objects/pe-section/definition.json
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@
       ],
       "disable_correlation": true
     },
+    "characteristics": {
+      "misp-attribute": "text",
+      "misp-usage-frequency": 0,
+      "sane_default": [
+        "read",
+        "write",
+        "executable"
+      ]
+    },
     "text": {
       "misp-attribute": "text",
       "misp-usage-frequency": 1,
@@ -46,6 +55,10 @@
     "sha512": {
       "misp-attribute": "sha512",
       "misp-usage-frequency": 0
+    },
+    "ssdeep": {
+      "misp-attribute": "ssdeep",
+      "misp-usage-frequency": 0
     }
   },
   "requiredOneOf": [