How to Analyze the Cyber Threat from Drones: Background, Analysis Frameworks, and Analysis Tools

Abstract

This report explores the security implications of the rapid growth in unmanned aerial systems (UAS), focusing specifically on current and future vulnerabilities. We propose conceptual approaches meant to enable the enumeration and categorization of UAS related cyber threats, covering the use of UAS as both targets and vectors of cyberattack, as well as their use by both allies and adversaries. These approaches have been applied to real-world threat scenarios to test their validity and illustrate the types of attacks that are currently feasible. Industry trends and the implications of these trends for cybersecurity are presented as well. Finally, we consider the UAS-related cybersecurity threat from the perspective of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2020
Accession Number
AD1095539

Entities

People

  • Jalal Awan
  • Jon Schmid
  • Karen Lee
  • Katharina L. Best
  • Maynard A. Holliday
  • Nahom M. Beyene
  • Raza Khan
  • Shane Tierney

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Autonomous Systems
  • Blockchain
  • Communication Channels
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Cyber Defense Techniques
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Information Systems
  • Intrusion Detection
  • Mobile Phones
  • Neural Networks
  • Robotics
  • Security Protocols
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Wireless Networks

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Cyber
  • Cyber - Quantum