Security News

Air Force intel bod Daniel Hale charged with 'leaking drone documents' to journo
2019-05-09 20:41

Soldier's pilfered docs provided basis for drone news reports A former Air Force intelligence analyst who fed documents to the press detailing the US military's secret drone programs has been...

Brit Watchkeeper drone fell in the sea because blocked sensor made algorithms flip out
2019-04-15 13:58

Report scolds maker Thales for poorly understood software A British Army Watchkeeper drone stalled itself and crashed into the sea on a bad weather flight test, military investigators have said –...

As drones fill the skies, cybercriminals won’t be far behind
2019-03-29 13:57

Putting these toys back in the box after a decade of hype isn’t going to be easy, but these researchers are exploring the options.

Analysis: Drone Tech Creates New Type of Blended Threat
2019-03-22 18:33

Hacked drones are breaching physical and cyberdefenses to cause disruption and steal data, experts warn.

British and US militaries' drone swarm hackathon definitely isn't about army tech
2019-02-13 13:50

It's about fighting fires, not starting them, say defence bods The British military has commissioned a hackathon to develop drone swarms – while claiming that it's definitely not about developing...

The most annoying British export since Piers Morgan: 'Drones' halt US airport flights
2019-01-23 01:04

Talk about Jersey Whirl... Flying gizmos disrupt ops this evening It seems the UK's latest pain-in-the-ass craze has made its way stateside again, as alleged sightings of rogue drones brought...

Your two-minute infosec roundup: Drone arrests, Alexa bot hack, Windows zero-day, and more
2018-12-22 03:02

Some last-minute wrapping of security-related tips from this week Roundup If you're reading this while on-call for IT support, network security, or what have you, then we salute you. If you're...

Drone Denial-of-Service Attack against Gatwick Airport
2018-12-21 12:24

Someone is flying a drone over Gatwick Airport in order to disrupt service: Chris Woodroofe, Gatwick's chief operating officer, said on Thursday afternoon there had been another drone sighting...

London Gatwick Airport reopens but drone chaos perps still not found
2018-12-21 11:22

Strange tale leaves 120k bods displaced during Xmas rush London Gatwick Airport has reopened after closing for more than a day due to a seemingly deliberate drone disruption ploy – but police...

Drones shut down major international airport
2018-12-20 18:43

A drone operator has repeatedly flown two (UAVs close to the runway, grounding flights at the airport since last night.