2024.06.10. The Fair Economy — The Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) announced on the 10th that it is distributing, jointly with the Ministry of Science and ICT, a "Detailed Guide to Information Security Certification Standards for Devices Connected to Information and Communications Networks (Drones)" to strengthen security for drones.
According to KISA, the existing "Detailed Guide to Information Security Certification Standards for Devices Connected to Information and Communications Networks (IoT Security Certification Standards Guide)" covers general internet of things (IoT) devices such as integrated home control panels (wall pads), digital door locks and medical devices.
The newly released "Drone Security Certification Standards Guide" takes into account drone control and operation methods, and includes detailed explanations designed to help drone manufacturers prepare more effectively for security certification and to support accredited testing institutions in conducting systematic certification tests.
The certification system for devices connected to information and communications networks is a security certification program established under Article 48-6 of the "Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, Etc.," covering IoT devices in eight sectors: home appliances, transportation (drones), finance, smart cities, medical care, manufacturing and production, housing, and telecommunications.
Among IoT devices, drones differ from others in their control and operation methods, including mobile communications, satellite communications and low-power device communication protocols, making it difficult to apply the existing "IoT Security Certification Standards Guide." For this reason, KISA prepared the separate "Drone Security Certification Standards Guide."
Drones are seeing expanding use across a range of industries, including weather observation, facility inspection, disaster and traffic monitoring, logistics, land and ocean observation, and agriculture. In particular, since drones acquire, transmit and use critical data tied to life safety — including precision positioning and the rescue of people in distress — there is a growing need to strengthen their security against cyber threats that are becoming increasingly intelligent and sophisticated.
KISA and the Ministry of Science and ICT previously worked with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to release the "Civilian Drone Cybersecurity Guide" in order to preemptively respond to cyber threats targeting drones.
The use of drones for reconnaissance, unmanned attacks and other purposes has recently increased sharply in the defense sector. In response, KISA and the Defense Counterintelligence Command have been pursuing ongoing cooperation — from jointly developing the guide to its practical application — to strengthen drone security. If security certification for drones introduced into the military is institutionalized in the future, the two organizations plan to work even more closely to bolster the security of drones used by the armed forces.
The guide can be downloaded free of charge by anyone starting on the 10th through the Kisia website (www.ksecurity.or.kr).
Kim Jeong-hui, head of KISA's Digital Safety Support Division, said, "The development of this guide is an exemplary case of raising the security level of drones through collaboration between civilian and military expert organizations. KISA will actively support efforts to build security into drones used across various industries as well as in the defense and public sectors."
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