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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.

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Frameworks that govern drone security

ISO 27001:2022View framework →NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →CIS Controls v8View framework →

What the standards actually require on drone security

Requirements naming drone security across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

FAA Cybersecurity Framework for Aviation2 controls

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) cybersecurity is governed through: (a) 14 CFR Part 107 (small UAS rule) including operational restrictions + remote pilot certification;

FAA-CSA-UAS-Drone · Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS / Drones) Cybersecurity →
ICAO Annex 17 - Aviation Security (AVSEC)2 controls

Chapter 2 establishes the risk-based approach to aviation security. 2.4 Threat Assessment and Risk Management - each Contracting State shall continually monitor and adjust the level of threat for civil aviation within its territory and shall establish and impl...

ICAO-ANX17-Chap2-ThreatAssessment-RiskManagement-Cyber-GASeP · ICAO Annex 17 Chapter 2 - Threat Assessment + Risk Management + Cyber Threats to Critical Aviation Systems (Amendment 17/18) →
GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v61 control

GLOBALG.A.P. IFA v6 2024-2025 pipeline + EU policy + sustainability + AI integration. v6.1 AMENDMENT (December 2024): technical updates + clarifications + remediation handling improvements + alignment with EU Green Deal + CSRD-readiness.

GGAP-2024-2025-Pipeline-EUGreenDeal-CSRD-AI · GLOBALG.A.P. IFA v6 2024-2025 Pipeline: EU Green Deal, CSRD, EUDR, AI and Sustainability →
Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (PDPO, Cap 486)1 control

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 →
India CERT-In Cyber Security Directions 20221 control

Directions 1-4 establish the mandatory incident reporting regime - the highest-profile and most operationally demanding element of the 2022 Directions.

CERTIN-IncidentReporting-6Hour-Mandatory-Format-POC-20Categories-Section70B-Dir1to4 · CERT-In Directions 1-4 Incident Reporting - Mandatory 6-Hour Window + 20 Categories + Standardised Report Format + Designated Point of Contact + 24x7 Channel →
South Korea PIPA1 control

Korea PIPA Articles 23-25 special categories + unique identifiers. Article 23 sensitive information (ideology + belief + trade union + political affiliation + health + sexual orientation + biometric + genetic + criminal record) requires separate explicit conse...

PIPA-Sensitive-Information-Unique-ID-Resident-Registration-Numbers-CCTV-Articles-23-24-25 · Korea PIPA Sensitive Information + Unique ID + RRN + CCTV + Articles 23-25 →

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 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Drone Security?
Drone Security appears in the requirement text of FAA Cybersecurity Framework for Aviation, ICAO Annex 17 - Aviation Security (AVSEC), GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6, Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (PDPO, Cap 486), India CERT-In Cyber Security Directions 2022. Across these standards we have identified 8 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 686 frameworks.

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