Drone Forensics: Challenges and New Insights

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Source of Publication

2018 9th IFIP International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security, NTMS 2018 - Proceedings

Publication Date

3-29-2018

Abstract

© 2018 IEEE. Powerful information acquisition and processing capabilities, coupled with intelligent surveillance and reconnaissance features, have contributed to increased popularity of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones. In addition to the numerous beneficial uses, UAVs have been misused to launch illegal and sometimes criminal activities that pose direct threats to individuals, organizations, public safety and national security. Despite its increased importance, «drone forensics» remains a relatively unexplored research topic. This paper presents important results of a forensic investigation analysis performed on a test Parrot AR drone 2.0. We present new insights into drone forensics in terms of accessing the digital containers of an intercepted drone and retrieving all the information that can help digital forensic investigators establish ownership, recover flight data and acquire content of media files.

ISBN

9781538636626

Publisher

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

Volume

2018-January

First Page

1

Last Page

6

Disciplines

Computer Sciences

Keywords

drone, Drone forensics, forensic investigation, smart device, UAV, unmanned aerial vehicle

Scopus ID

85051017123

Indexed in Scopus

yes

Open Access

no

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