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Drone Security

What is Drone Security?

Security measures for protecting unmanned aerial vehicles and their control systems from hijacking, data interception, and physical threats.

Information Security

What the standards actually require on drone security

Requirements naming drone security across 5 standards, quoted from the control text.

Each special class unmanned aircraft certificated under 14 CFR 21.17(b) must have its equipment, systems and networks, considered both individually and in their relation to other systems, protected from intentional unauthorized electronic interactions that cou...

faa-aircraft-systems-information-security-protection-asisp::D&R.115 · D&R.115 Cyber security of special class unmanned aircraft →

Organisations using drones are controllers. They should confirm a genuine need, carry out a DPIA covering recording at altitude and capture of people who are not the focus, register with the Civil Aviation Authority where the criteria apply, have policies and...

uk-ico-guidance-on-video-surveillance-including-cctv-2022::T.3 · T.3 Drones: genuine need, DPIA for collateral intrusion, CAA registration, trained operators, public information, recording not continuous →

PDPO does not have GDPR-style special categories of sensitive data definition, but PCPD has issued codes of practice and sectoral guidance treating certain data categories with heightened expectations: Code of Practice on Human Resources Management (covering r...

HK-PDPO-Sensitive-CCTV-Workplace-Children-Codes · HK PDPO Sensitive Data + CCTV + Workplace Monitoring + Children + Code of Practice on Human Resources Management + PCPD Sectoral Guidance →

Article 25-2 (from the 2023 amendment): a person operating mobile video devices (worn, carried or mounted, such as drones and body cameras) for business may not film people in public places except on an Article 15(1) basis, where filming is clearly indicated a...

south-korea-pipa::25-2 · Film with mobile video devices in public places only on a lawful basis and with visible notice →

Questions people ask about drone security

What is Drone Security?
Security measures for protecting unmanned aerial vehicles and their control systems from hijacking, data interception, and physical threats.
Why is Drone Security important for compliance?
Drone Security is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding drone security helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Drone Security?
Drone Security appears in the requirement text of FAA Aircraft Systems Information Security Protection (ASISP), UK ICO Guidance on Video Surveillance including CCTV (2022), Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (PDPO, Cap 486), India CERT-In Cyber Security Directions 2022, South Korea PIPA. Across these standards we have identified 5 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Drone Security?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how drone security applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 1,016 frameworks.

See how Drone Security applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.