Towards a better understanding of drone forensics: A case study of parrot AR drone 2.0

Document Type

Article

Source of Publication

International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics

Publication Date

1-1-2020

Abstract

Copyright © 2020, IGI Global. Unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) have gained increased popularity as their innovative uses continue to expand across various fields. Despite their numerous beneficial uses, drones have unfortunately been misused, through many reported cases, to launch illegal and sometimes criminal activities that pose direct threats to individuals, organizations, public safety and national security. These threats have recently led law enforcement agencies and digital forensic investigators to pay special attention to the forensic aspects of drones. This important research topic, however, remains underexplored. This study aims to further explore drone forensics in terms of challenges, forensic investigation procedures and experimental results through a forensic investigation study performed on a Parrot AR drone 2.0. In this study, the authors present new insights on drone forensics in terms of forensic approaches, access to drone’s digital containers and the retrieval of key information that can assist digital forensic investigators establish ownership, recuperate flight data and gain access to media files.

ISSN

1941-6210

Publisher

IGI Global

Volume

12

Issue

1

First Page

35

Last Page

57

Disciplines

Computer Sciences

Keywords

Drone, Drone Forensics, Forensic Investigation, UAV, Unmanned Aerial System, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Scopus ID

85074487501

Indexed in Scopus

yes

Open Access

yes

Open Access Type

Bronze: This publication is openly available on the publisher’s website but without an open license

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