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Threats Arising From the Use of Delivery Drones in the Czech Republic
Bc Marek Rechtik, Masaryk University in Brno, Faculty of Social Sciences, master´s degree study, Bc Jakub Ondrůšek, Masaryk University in Brno, Faculty of Social Sciences, master´s degree study, Bc Tomáš Siřinek, Masaryk University in Brno, Faculty of Social Sciences, master´s degree study
This article deals with the issue of delivery drones security and focuses on threats emanating from their use in future. The use of delivery drones brings a whole range of threats which can be divided into threats to the drones themselves and threats for the society resulting from the use of these systems. The authors consider the threats of hijacking or destroying a drone by cyber means as the most dangerous, as they can be subsequently used in further crimes. Within the Czech Republic, a number of potential risk actors, who might be interested in abusing drones, can be identified. A slower introduction of these delivery tools in the Czech Republic, probably in later phases, when the most critical weaknesses should have already been compensated, and also the high level of security in the Czech Republic, do contribute towards the general finding that most of these actors should not pose a meaningful threat on the national level. Finally, it seems that the actors of primary abuse, who may abuse drones for their personal gain or entertainment, will be the most active ones.
Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicles, UAV, cyber threats, delivery drones.