Security News

Jumping Air Gaps with Blinking Lights and Drones (Schneier on Security)
2017-03-03 12:48

Researchers have demonstrated how a malicious piece of software in an air-gapped computer can communicate with a nearby drone using a blinking LED on the computer. I have mixed feelings about...

Report: Drones will impact business, but this one thing is holding them back (TechRepublic)
2017-03-02 19:40

Think you're safe from hackers offline? This drone steals data from a PC's blinking LED (ZDNet)
2017-02-23 14:24

Cisco chairman backs drone security startup in $15m Series B round (ZDNet)
2017-02-14 01:52

Smart city drone deployments need security, IT best practices (ZDNet)
2017-02-02 11:50

Want to bring down that pesky drone? Try the power of sound (The Register)
2017-01-31 08:50

Deutsche Telekom goes drone hunting (Help Net Security)
2016-12-01 12:30

Drone popularity continues to rise rapidly as they become ever cheaper and more powerful. Easy availability and large payloads conspire to increase the potential for dangerous drone misuse –...

These Hackers Can Hijack Smart Lightbulbs With A Drone (Forbes)
2016-11-04 19:58

United Kingdom Launches Nationwide Cyber Academy Initiative - May Include Drone Hacking (November 2, 2016) (SANS Newsbites)
2016-11-04 19:43

Icarus takes control of drones by impersonating their operators (Help Net Security)
2016-10-27 21:48

Researcher Jonathan Andersson, a member of Trend Micro’s TippingPoint DVLabs, has demonstrated how a specialized hardware module dubbed Icarus can be used to hijack a variety of widely-used...