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Drone Forensics: Challenges and New Insights
2018 9th IFIP International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security, NTMS 2018 - Proceedings
  • Hana Bouafif, Esprit School of Engineering
  • Faouzi Kamoun, Esprit School of Engineering
  • Farkhund Iqbal, Zayed University
  • Andrew Marrington, Zayed University
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
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.
Disciplines
Keywords
  • drone,
  • Drone forensics,
  • forensic investigation,
  • smart device,
  • UAV,
  • unmanned aerial vehicle
Scopus ID
85051017123
Indexed in Scopus
Yes
Open Access
No
https://doi.org/10.1109/NTMS.2018.8328747
Citation Information
Hana Bouafif, Faouzi Kamoun, Farkhund Iqbal and Andrew Marrington. "Drone Forensics: Challenges and New Insights" 2018 9th IFIP International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security, NTMS 2018 - Proceedings Vol. 2018-January (2018) p. 1 - 6
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/andrew-marrington/20/