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An Integrated Framework for Sensing Radio Frequency Spectrum Attacks on Medical Delivery Drones
Drone susceptibility to jamming or spoofing attacks of GPS, RF, Wi-Fi, and
operator signals presents a danger to future medical delivery systems. A
detection framework capable of sensing attacks on drones could provide the
capability for active responses. The identification of interference attacks has
applicability in medical delivery, disaster zone relief, and FAA enforcement
against illegal jamming activities. A gap exists in the literature for solo or
swarm-based drones to identify radio frequency spectrum attacks. Any
non-delivery specific function, such as attack sensing, added to a drone
involves a weight increase and additional complexity; therefore, the value must
exceed the disadvantages. Medical delivery, high-value cargo, and disaster zone
applications could present a value proposition which overcomes the additional
costs. The paper examines types of attacks against drones and describes a
framework for designing an attack detection system with active response
capabilities for improving the reliability of delivery and other medical
applications.Comment: 7 pages, 1 figures, 5 table
On the Security of the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Protocol
Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) is the communications
protocol currently being rolled out as part of next generation air
transportation systems. As the heart of modern air traffic control, it will
play an essential role in the protection of two billion passengers per year,
besides being crucial to many other interest groups in aviation. The inherent
lack of security measures in the ADS-B protocol has long been a topic in both
the aviation circles and in the academic community. Due to recently published
proof-of-concept attacks, the topic is becoming ever more pressing, especially
with the deadline for mandatory implementation in most airspaces fast
approaching.
This survey first summarizes the attacks and problems that have been reported
in relation to ADS-B security. Thereafter, it surveys both the theoretical and
practical efforts which have been previously conducted concerning these issues,
including possible countermeasures. In addition, the survey seeks to go beyond
the current state of the art and gives a detailed assessment of security
measures which have been developed more generally for related wireless networks
such as sensor networks and vehicular ad hoc networks, including a taxonomy of
all considered approaches.Comment: Survey, 22 Pages, 21 Figure
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