Saw this today:
China Drone Maker Steps Up Security After U.S. Army Ban
"(Reuters) - Chinese drone maker SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd is tightening data security on its drones after the U.S. Army ordered its members to stop using DJI drones because of "cyber vulnerabilities," a company official told Reuters on Monday.
The privately held Shenzhen-based company is speeding deployment of a system that allows users to disconnect from the internet during flights, making it impossible for flight logs, photos or videos to reach DJI's computer servers, Brendan Schulman, vice president of policy and legal affairs at DJI, said in an interview.
The security measure had been in the works for several months but DJI said it is bringing it out sooner than planned because of an Army memo earlier this month that barred service members from using DJI drones."
I'm curious about just whom the security is against, are there hackers using our uav's or are uav users hacking their own and creating what they perceive to be a security risk, which begs, for whom?
Are reverse engineers going to find something or are there real hackers that want to see the scenery and sunsets I'm recording? So many questions this article begs...
China Drone Maker Steps Up Security After U.S. Army Ban
"(Reuters) - Chinese drone maker SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd is tightening data security on its drones after the U.S. Army ordered its members to stop using DJI drones because of "cyber vulnerabilities," a company official told Reuters on Monday.
The privately held Shenzhen-based company is speeding deployment of a system that allows users to disconnect from the internet during flights, making it impossible for flight logs, photos or videos to reach DJI's computer servers, Brendan Schulman, vice president of policy and legal affairs at DJI, said in an interview.
The security measure had been in the works for several months but DJI said it is bringing it out sooner than planned because of an Army memo earlier this month that barred service members from using DJI drones."
I'm curious about just whom the security is against, are there hackers using our uav's or are uav users hacking their own and creating what they perceive to be a security risk, which begs, for whom?
Are reverse engineers going to find something or are there real hackers that want to see the scenery and sunsets I'm recording? So many questions this article begs...