Threats Against Drones from Cyberspace

Abstract

The publication addresses the question whether commercially available unmanned aircrafts (commonly known as drones), which are becoming increasingly popular today and are freely accessible to anyone, are exposed to various cyberspace threats or not. It describes the definition of cyberspace and the unmanned aerial vehicle system, presents the general structure and components of such a system and points out the relationship between the two. Then it briefly describes the attack vectors and methods that pose an existing cyberspace threat to unmanned aerial vehicles. Finally, the publication also discusses how these solutions can be used in defence against unmanned aerial vehicles.