A study by Tractica indicates that as widespread interest in drone use grows so will the need for more sophisticated data analysis and protection, IT Canada reports. “There are many other IT considerations,” Tractica’s Bob Lockhart said in the report. “Just like other mobile devices, drones are targets for theft of data and intellectual property, and drone inputs could affect certifications such as ISO9001 or ISO27001 for information security.” Data storage policies should also be in place. “Drones could produce huge amounts of data for organizations that are not used to large data volumes, so organizations should have a data science program ready in advance, he said, and know where the data be stored and processed,” the report states.
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