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Author(s):
Mátyás Ináncsi
Journal
Hadmernok
Abstract

Nowadays unmanned aircrafts are widely available at a reasonable price for civilians. This change in the market raises cybersecurity related concerns. In this paper we are focusing on three aspects of the cybersecurity challenges: data protection element, cyberattack element and general concerns over drones from the Asian market. The first element is extremely important when it comes to ethical and rightful drone use. A drone fitted with a camera or a video recording device can easily violate personal data. The cyberattack element aims to make sure the user understands that their device can be hacked, and not just simply the drone itself but various devices connected to them. Lastly, we are focusing on raising awareness of using drones from the Asian market. These types of products sometimes get into the spotlight due to built-in cyberissues. This part is aimed to raise general awareness over data protection coming from third party device use.

Concluding remarks
In this paper our goal was to highlight the three main elements of cybersecurity and raise awareness about the ongoing concerns and challenges from the user standpoint.One element of this is the data protection layer. Even if the user has a secure device, he/she still must pay close attention to where and how the device is deployed. Because there is a very soft line in the GDPR between not violating privacy and infringing it. The users must also be aware of the privacy limitations of their devices, and the personal data question outlines this and places it in a boundary. Addition-ally, knowing the boundaries of personal data may assist ethical and rightful drone usage. The data protection factor is also discussed by Hankó’s28 publication, where she draws a similar conclusion regarding data protection: the use of civilian drones may easily violate privacy.

Reference details

DOI
10.32567/hm.2022.2.14
Resource type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2022
ISSN Number
1788-1919
Publication Area
Civilian cybersecurity
Date Published
2022-09-19

How to cite this reference:

Ináncsi, M. (2022). Cybersecurity Challenges of the Civilian Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Hadmernok. https://doi.org/10.32567/hm.2022.2.14 (Original work published)