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A Review of Cybersecurity Advancements in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

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Proceedings of the 2023 International Conference on Advances in Computing Research (ACR’23) (ACR 2023)

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Cybersecurity challenges hinder the growth of Unmanned Ariel Vehicles (UAVs or drones). The limitation of UAV onboard resources makes it difficult to implement effective cybersecurity solutions. Meanwhile, weaknesses in existing policies and regulations of UAVs have led to increased cyber-attacks. This paper focuses on recently published literature to review UAV architecture and recent development on UAV vulnerabilities, attacks, and countermeasures.

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  1. College of Engineering and Technology, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, USA

    Mosladdin Mohammad Shueb & Xiangdong Che

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Shueb, M.M., Che, X. (2023). A Review of Cybersecurity Advancements in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. In: Daimi, K., Al Sadoon, A. (eds) Proceedings of the 2023 International Conference on Advances in Computing Research (ACR’23). ACR 2023. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 700. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33743-7_30

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