While it may seem counter-intuitive, airports might just be one of the safest places for drones to fly; that is, with the caveat that drone flight in the unregulated airspace around the airports is clearly not safe and not...more
Stanford Medical Center (Stanford) is pursuing a new concept in the health care world—blood delivery to hospitals by drones. Currently, Stanford is seeking the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) approval for this type of...more
2017 marked a big year for the commercial drone industry; for starters, it was the first full year of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Part 107 operating license. Now, there are over 70,000 pilots flying drones all...more
Some may consider drones to be annoying and noisy, but in the next few years, drones are going to become quiet, small, safe and almost effortless to fly. ...more
Apple has pushed an update to iOS 11.2 to its users. Users should consider pushing any updates that are recommended by the manufacturer, as there is usually a reason behind the update, and many times it is to fix a...more
12/22/2017
/ Apple ,
Blockchain ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Data Breach ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Drones ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Hackers ,
Mobile Apps ,
Mobile Devices ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Registration Requirement ,
Risk Management ,
Smartphones ,
Technology ,
Trump Administration ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
Vulnerability Assessments
Drone technology has a myriad of conservation and environmental-protection applications. Drones offer quick, easy and cost-effective aerial imaging as well as sensor and monitoring capabilities. Unlike traditional surveying...more
12/4/2017
/ Airspace ,
Commercial Use ,
Conservation ,
Drones ,
Electronic Monitoring ,
Environmental Assessments ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Part 107 ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Technology Sector ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
While unmanned aerial systems (UAS or drones) are banned from flying over military bases, there isn’t much legally that the military can do to stop a drone intruder. However, if they were given the authority to stop these...more
While the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) completed some of testing and research of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) traffic management system as directed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), we...more
US-CERT Warns of New Ransomware: Bad Rabbit -
The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) is warning companies in the U.S. about a new ransomware dubbed “Bad Rabbit.” US-CERT stated it has received multiple...more
11/3/2017
/ Airspace ,
Biometric Information ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
Class Action ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Drones ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Fingerprints ,
Hackers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Hilton ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Hyatt ,
Information Technology ,
Internet of Things ,
LG Electronics ,
Malware ,
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) ,
MIPS ,
NASA ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Management ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
US-CERT
Energy and Critical Infrastructure Industries Warned of Increased Attacks by FBI and DHS -
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security issued a joint statement on October 20, 2017 warning of an increased danger of a...more
10/27/2017
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Airspace ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyberbullying ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Drones ,
Electricity ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Energy Sector ,
FBI ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
FERC ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Information Technology ,
Internet ,
Medical Records ,
Nonprofits ,
OCR ,
Open Enrollment ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI ,
Popular ,
Power Grid ,
TCPA ,
Technology Sector ,
Utilities Sector
FBI Issues Flash Alert on Apache Struts Vulnerability -
The Apache Struts vulnerability has been mentioned frequently in the media over the past month, as it is believed to have been involved in one of the largest and most...more
10/18/2017
/ Blockchain ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Digital Currency ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Drones ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Faxes ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Office Equipment ,
PHI ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Unregistered Securities ,
Virtual Currency ,
Vulnerability Assessments
It’s now considered ‘cool’ to fly a drone whether you are doing it for your business or as a hobbyist in your own backyard. When the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released the final rules for small unmanned aerial...more
McAfee Report Lists Health Care Sector as Most Targeted Industry for Cyber-Attacks -
In its cybersecurity incident report outlining vulnerabilities for the second quarter of 2017, security firm McAfee lists the health care...more
10/5/2017
/ Airspace ,
BSA/AML ,
Class Action ,
Corruption ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Department of the Interior ,
Drones ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Franchises ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Home Depot ,
Malware ,
Money Laundering ,
Netflix ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI ,
Ransomware ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
Venezuela ,
White Collar Crimes
Back in December 2016, Amazon executed its first customer delivery by drone in the United Kingdom. Now, as Amazon, and other large retailers, aim for widespread deployment of drones for the delivery of goods to consumers, it...more
We recently wrote about the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization bills that would allow funding to the FAA to continue beyond Fall 2017. Now, it is likely that as Congressional leaders seem unlikely to reach...more
Next week, on August 21, a solar eclipse (or the alignment of the sun, moon and earth) will take place for the first time in 38 years. The last time this cosmic event occurred, there were no battery-powered...more
North Carolina Governor, Roy Cooper, signed two bills this week to regulate the use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS or drones). First, House Bill 337 revises existing state drone law to make that existing state drone law...more
The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Part 107 waiver process for the operation of unmanned aerial systems (UAS or drones) in certain restricted airspace or beyond the limitations of the Part 107 UAS regulations, was...more
In the last few weeks, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization bills have made their way around both houses of Congress, which will allow funding to the FAA to continue beyond Fall 2017....more
In Washington, D.C. last week, the U.S. House of Representatives Unmanned Systems Caucus and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) held a briefing for congressional staff on technologies that...more
By Fall 2017, fifty U.S. airports swill start allowing unmanned aircraft systems’ (UAS or drone) operators apply for automated authorizations to fly in controlled airspace around those airports. Specifically, these airports...more
CNN’s Aerial Imagery and Reporting (CNN AIR) unit received its Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Part 107 waiver last week for closed-set drone operations over people for motion picture and television filming. This is the...more
More and more utility companies are finding drones (or more formally, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)) useful, and cost effective, to inspect power lines in lieu of sending up their employees to carry out the dangerous task....more
On July 1, 2017, a new law in the State of Florida became effective in order to keep “local governments from regulating drone and model aircraft operations” in the State, while in turn, “protecting those who fly safely and...more
Yet another piece of drone legislation is in circulation; the Safe DRONE Act of 2017 was recently introduced by U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner, John Hoeven, Catherine Cortez Masto, and Dean Heller. ...more
7/10/2017
/ Airspace ,
Commercial Use ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Drones ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration ,
Two For One Rule ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems