Speaker: Christopher Church (INTERPOL) Talk Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaUIk5_5aKI The Global Drone Security Network (GDSN) is the only event of its kind focusing on Cyber-UAV security, Drone Threat Intelligence, Counter-UAS, and UTM security. Speaker profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-church-aa7aa144/ DroneSec is a cyber-uav security and threat intelligence company who hosted this second series of the GDSN community event.. https://dronesec.com/

1. THE INTERPOL
GLOBAL DRONE
OUTLOOK
• Chris Church
• Senior Mobile Phone
Examiner
• INTERPOL

3. REAL WORLD CRIME SHAPED THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OF TODAY
INVESTIGATION
APPREHENSION
CONVICTIONDETERRENT
CRIME
CONTROLLED
REACTIVE
MODEL

4. REAL WORLD CRIME
•Proximity
•Physical constraints
•Ground Level
•Limited Scale
•Patterns

5. MODERN
REAL-WORLD
CRIME • No Proximity
• Unlimited Scale
• No Physical Constraints
• No Pattern

6. LE Have Struggled with the Technology Transition:
Investment
Knowledge
Training
Use of Technology To Combat Crime
Adaption of Technology in Crime
Criminal Networks adapting to Law Enforcement Intrusions
No Standards in Digital Forensics, esp. Mobile

7. DRONES ARE THE NEW
THREAT TO GROUND
OPERATIONS BY POLICE
OR ARMED FORCES

8. AIRPORTS AND
PLANES TAKING OFF
AND LANDING ARE
ALSO UNDER THREAT
FROM DRONES

11. Suicide Bomb Footage
Drug Smugglers
Terrorists
Illicit Goods
Voyeurs…etc
All use drones to assist them in committing crime

12. A look on the internet and you can find footage of terrorists
using drones to try and inflict damage on the army and the
police.
This is a fairly new threat and Europe is waiting for the first
terrorist attack using a drone……….

13. Drone: Turtle Drone
Location: Mersin, Turkey
Info: These drones are used by rebels in
Syria to mount attacks against Russian
soldiers. This one malfunctioned and
flew across the sea to Turkey
Drone: Weaponised Drone
Location: Tecate, Mexico
Info: This drone was flown over the house of
Secretary of Public Safety of Baja, California.
The drone had two grenades attached, luckily
the explosive did not explode.

14. Recovered Drones from
Prisons and Border
Patrols

15. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
ALSO FACES THE SAME
THREAT…..

18. WiFi Hacking –
Find Unprotected Networks
within Corporates

19. Surveillance/Survey Drone
Racing Drone
Pocket Drone
Selfie Drone
Delivery Drone
DRONES: Come in
all shapes and sizes

20. • Search and Rescue
• Natural Disaster
Emergencies
• Reconnaissance
• Public Safety
Police are starting to
use drones in
Operational Duties

21. MULTIPLE GOOD USES FOR DRONES

22. • Usage by Law
Enforcement
• Implications
• Challenges and
Limitations
Definition: Use of
drones by Law
Enforcement and
associated guidance
TOOL • Countermeasures
• Detect and Identify
• Drone Incident Handling
Definition: Utilizing systems and intelligence to
counteract the threat from drones.
THREAT
• Forensic Recovery
of Drone data
• SOPs and Guidelines
• Data Processing and
Analysis
Definition: The recovery
of data and identifiers
from drones and
associated equipment.
EVIDENCE
GLOBAL OPERATIONAL
PROCEDURE AND GUIDELINES
T
H
R
E
A
T

23. THE DRONE
PARADIGM

24. THERE IS NO SILVER BULLET TO SOLVE THE CHALLENGE OF DRONES FOR ALL

25. Frequencies,
Eagles, Guns
Lasers, Kamikaze
Drones and Nets

26. DRONE GUIDELINES INITIATIVE – COLORADO Nov 2018
6 Countries – 15 experts
AIM: Create 1st Responder and Digital Forensic Guidelines

27. SUCCESS is
Partnerships with Industry, Academia and Law
Enforcement Agencies
Working Together to create a Universal
understanding and resource for Drones.

28. Drone SEC Sept 2020
INTERPOL FRAMEWORK FOR RESPONDING
TO A DRONE INCIDENT for FIRST
RESPONDERS AND DIGITAL FORENSICS
PRACTITIONERS
- Published May 2020
- INTERPOL And 10 member countries collaborated to
develop technical and best practice documents
- Published in English, Spanish, French and Arabic
Since publication many member countries/regions
have used the framework to guide and develop
response frameworks to drone incidents

30. The Future?
Drone Swarms

31. UTM
Unmanned
Traffic
Management
The evolution of drones to
become more inclusive and
automated within the
urban landscape.
WHO is responsible?

32. Janus
3 Working Groups
Drone Framework for Responders
Discussion with Industry
Discussion with Academia
Discussion with Law Enforcement
Continue To
Find Experts
Discussion with Industry
Discussion with Academia
Discussion with Law Enforcement
Create
Collaborative Working Space
Reference Resources Around
Drones
Drone Countermeasure Evaluation

33. INTERPOL DRONE COUNTERMEASURE EXERCISE 2021
3 Day Event
- Install 5 cUAS at an airport
- Test cUAS against drone threats
- Create evaluation criteria and
framework
Up to 15 countries and regional
groups involved

34. INTERPOL is the world's largest police organization with 192
member countries. Its primary role is to assist law enforcement
agencies around the world in combating all forms of transnational
crime and terrorism.

35. Forensic
Tool
Suppliers
Service
Suppliers
National
Drone
Units
Specialist
Digital
Units
Equipment
Suppliers
INTERPOLSocial
Media
Regional
Police
Force
Application
Providers
Internet
Services
National
Police
Force
Complete the puzzle
Without All Pieces
Then the picture is not
complete
The Drone Arena
requires all entities to
openly communicate
and exchange
information
Drones are ever evolving
and is constantly
changing

36. Future Drone Initiatives from INTERPOL Innovation
Center
• Work with MEMBER COUNTRIES, INDUSTRY and OTHERS
• Development of additional frameworks covering specific
subject matter in:
• Threat – Countermeasure Assessment Framework
• Tool – Application of drones in law enforcement
• Evidence – continue evaluation of digital forensics processes to acquire
and analyse drone data
Collaboration with Industry, academia and law
enforcement to expand the INTERPOL Drone Expert
Group to encompass new innovation and technologies
applied in drones
Contact – Chris Church – c.church@Interpol.int

37. There is always a way………

38. C.CHURCH@interpol.int
LinkedIn: Christopher Church