Cybersecurity Issues and Challenges in the Drone Industry
About this ebook
As drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), gain popularity and are deployed for various applications, ranging from aerial photography and surveillance to delivery services and infrastructure inspections, this book emphasizes the criticality of safeguarding the security, integrity, and privacy of drone systems and the data they handle. It highlights the growing vulnerability of drones to cybersecurity threats as these devices become increasingly connected and integrated into our everyday lives.
This book is an invaluable resource for drone manufacturers, government agencies, regulators, cybersecurity professionals, and academia and research institutions invested in understanding and mitigating the cybersecurity risks in the drone industry.
About the author
Imdad Ali Shah Research Interests: Cyber Security, AI, ML and Healthcare
Noor Zaman Jhanjhi (N.Z Jhanjhi) is currently working as a Professor in Computer Science (Cybersecurity and AI), Program Director for the Postgraduate Research Degree Programmes in computer science, Director of the Center for Smart Society (CSS5) at the School of Computer Science at Taylor’s University, Malaysia. He has been nominated as the world’s top 2% research scientist globally; he is among the top five computer science researchers in Malaysia and was nominated as an Outstanding Faculty Member by the MDEC Malaysia for the year 2022. He has highly indexed publications in WoS/ISI/SCI/Scopus, and his collective research Impact factor is more than 900 plus points. His Google Scholar H index is 60, and I-10 Index is close to 275, and his Scopus H index is 39, with more than 600 publications on his credit. He has several international patents on his account, including Australian, German, and Japanese patents. He edited/authored over 50 research books published by world-class publishers, including Springer, IGI Global USA, Taylors and Frances, Willeys, Intech Open, etc. He has excellent experience supervising and co-supervising postgraduate students, and more than 37 Postgraduate scholars graduated under his supervision. Prof. Jhanjhi serves as Associate Editor and Editorial Assistant Board for several reputable journals, such as PeerJ Computer Science, CMC Computers, Materials & Continua, Computer Systems Science and Engineering CSSE, Frontier in Communication and Networks, etc. He received the Outstanding Associate Editor award for IEEE ACCESS. Active reviewer for a series of top-tier journals has been awarded globally as a top 1% reviewer by Publons (Web of Science). He is an external Ph.D./Master thesis examiner/evaluator for several universities globally and has evaluated 60 plus theses. He has completed more than 40 internationally funded research grants successfully. He has been a keynote/invited speaker for over 60 international conferences and has chaired international conference sessions. He has vast experience in academic qualifications, including ABET, NCAAA, and NCEAC, for 10 years. His research areas include Cybersecurity, IoT security, Wireless security, Data Science, Software Engineering, and UAVs. [Editor]
