The DHS encountered growing threats from commercial drones being modified to carry hazardous payloads, impacting national security. Attempted mitigations include improved detection and response capabilities through local law enforcement training and technology deployment. These clandestine drone activities pose a significant risk, requiring urgent action and cooperation between federal and local agencies to ensure public safety and preserve critical infrastructure.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/intel-officials-police-us-cities-drones-dhs/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/us-department-of-homeland-security
"id": "us-001010525",
"linkid": "us-department-of-homeland-security",
"type": "Vulnerability",
"date": "12/2024",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "7",
"explanation": "Attack that could injure or kill people"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'National Security',
'location': 'United States',
'name': 'Department of Homeland Security (DHS)',
'type': 'Government Agency'}],
'attack_vector': 'Modified Commercial Drones',
'description': 'The DHS encountered growing threats from commercial drones '
'being modified to carry hazardous payloads, impacting '
'national security. Attempted mitigations include improved '
'detection and response capabilities through local law '
'enforcement training and technology deployment. These '
'clandestine drone activities pose a significant risk, '
'requiring urgent action and cooperation between federal and '
'local agencies to ensure public safety and preserve critical '
'infrastructure.',
'impact': {'operational_impact': 'High'},
'lessons_learned': 'Urgent action and cooperation between federal and local '
'agencies are necessary to ensure public safety and '
'preserve critical infrastructure.',
'motivation': 'Impact national security and critical infrastructure',
'post_incident_analysis': {'corrective_actions': ['Improve detection and '
'response capabilities',
'Enhance local law '
'enforcement training',
'Deploy advanced '
'technologies to mitigate '
'drone threats'],
'root_causes': 'Lack of adequate detection and '
'response capabilities for drone '
'threats'},
'recommendations': ['Improve detection and response capabilities',
'Enhance local law enforcement training',
'Deploy advanced technologies to mitigate drone threats'],
'response': {'containment_measures': ['Improved detection and response '
'capabilities',
'Local law enforcement training',
'Technology deployment']},
'title': 'Commercial Drone Threats to National Security',
'type': 'Physical Security Threat',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Lack of adequate detection and response '
'capabilities for drone threats'}