The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has previously used its authority under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations sec. 99.7 (“Special Security Instructions”) to address the potential threat posed by malicious...more
Last week, a group of U.S. Senators introduced the “Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018” which would give the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) the ability to take action...more
Drones are being used by nefarious actors to spy on networks, intercept data, disrupt communications and hack into servers more than ever. In fact, drones are becoming a more and more prevalent source for infiltrating...more
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will now fund double the number of unmanned aircraft system (UAS or drone) integration projects as it previously has due to a strong response from organizations and companies...more
Thousands of people living in remote areas of Nepal have no access to healthcare facilities, and many of those people must therefore walk or be carried long distances if they become sick or injured. ...more
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) are building a “Personal Rescue System”—or an autonomous drone ambulance—intended to change the future of emergency medical response. ...more
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that it will use its existing exemption authority to grant economic authority to unmanned aerial systems (UAS or drones) operators who wish to use UAS for package...more
As of April 30, 2018, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has begun its beta test of the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) in the South Central United States....more
Bezop Cryptocurrency Investors’ Personal Information Exposed -
Kromtech Security has reported that the sensitive personal information of more than 25,000 investors of Bezop cryptocurrency was exposed when a MongoDB...more
5/4/2018
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Digital Currency ,
Drones ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Hospitality Industry ,
PHI ,
Smart Devices ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
Virtual Currency
“Orangeworm” Targeting Health Care Industry -
In what is being called a systematic targeting of large health care organizations, pharmaceutical companies, and IT companies and equipment manufacturers that service the...more
4/27/2018
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Criminal Investigations ,
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Cyber Insurance ,
Data Breach ,
Digital Currency ,
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Enforcement Actions ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Medical Devices ,
Personal Data ,
PHI ,
Risk Management ,
Scams ,
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund ,
SunTrust ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
US v Microsoft ,
Virtual Currency
Last week, Xcel Energy (Xcel), Colorado’s largest utility company, received a waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for drone operations beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS)....more
Last week, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) filed a lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Drone Advisory Committee (Committee) to enforce the open government obligations of the Committee....more
On April 13, 2018, the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (Committee) leadership introduced a five-year Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (H.R. 4)...more
The Commercial Drone Alliance (the Alliance) has asked Congress to repeal Section 336 of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Modernization and Reform Act (FMRA) of 2012....more
This week, a new group of unmanned aerial system (UAS or drone) industry leaders announced the creation of the Alliance for Drone Innovation (ADI), which is a policy-oriented coalition of manufacturers, suppliers, and...more
DJI, one of the world’s leading drone manufacturers, and ShareRing, an Australian-based blockchain startup, have partnered to make sharing and renting drone easy and efficient....more
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently announced its nationwide expansion of its automated airspace approval system, the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC), and that it will be taking...more
A typical claim for a homeowner will involve some type of damage to the property, which, in turn, prompts the insurer to perform an inspection of the insured property, so as to assess the cause and extent of the alleged...more
Praxis Aerospace Concepts International (PACI) announced this week that it has been granted a Part 107 waiver under the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) regulations to fly drones...more
Walmart recently filed a patent for drones to aid their shoppers inside their stores –that is, a shopper would use a mobile device, provided by the store, to request a drone, and then direct the drone to conduct a price...more
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) began development of its newest drone, the Condor, last week which is being engineered to provide payload capacities of up to 400 pounds. ...more
Virginia H.B. 638 (the Bill), which concerns unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or drones), passed the Virginia House and Senate and is now awaiting signature from the governor. ...more
Power Company Fined for Contractor Copying Data to its Own Insecure Network -
Vendor management continues to be a problem for all industries, but some are scarier than others. The North American Electric Reliability Corp....more
3/30/2018
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Cloud Storage ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Driverless Cars ,
Drones ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
FERC ,
Fraud ,
Identity Theft ,
Infrastructure ,
NERC ,
NIST ,
Part 107 ,
Popular ,
Social Security ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
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Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
Utilities Sector ,
Vulnerability Assessments
Last Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a “refresher” on its Part 107 rule for small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or drones) in a “Fact Sheet” available. The Fact Sheet outlines all the basics of...more
A new study was released last week by consulting firm Frost & Sullivan which estimates that more than half of the global commercial unmanned aircraft system (UAS or drone) flights will be conducted autonomously by 2022. The...more