INVESTIGATING DRONES USING OPEN-SOURCE FORENSIC SOFTWARE
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Authors
Wierzbicki, Tyler
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drones
UAS
DoD
cybersecurity
UAS
DoD
cybersecurity
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Rowe, Neil C.
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2020-06
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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The United States Department of Defense has ordered a halt to the use and purchase of unmanned aircraft systems, commonly known as drones, that use commercial-off-the-shelf components because of the potential of exfiltration of sensitive data to foreign nations. Drone sales and usage are growing steadily, but it is difficult to do forensic investigation of drones to determine what they are doing. This research examined storage of three drones using open-source forensic software. Our studies provided insights into how the different drones store their data and where the data is located, and showed that much can be learned without specialized investigative tools.
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Computer Science (CS)
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Approved for public release. distribution is unlimited
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