Northwell Health, a New York-based health system, is seeking to use a fleet of emergency drones, in combination with telehealth technology, to respond to accidents more quickly, treat opioid overdoses and even provide medical...more
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) of Toronto completed a series of successful drone delivery test flights at the beginning of this month in Rome, New York at the Griffiss International Airport. ...more
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released its Fiscal Years 2018-2038 Aerospace Forecast last week, indicating, among other things, that the FAA expects small model hobbyist unmanned aerial systems (UAS or drones) to...more
Russians Continue to Attack U.S. Energy and Power Sectors -
Late last week, a joint statement by the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed that the Russian government has been...more
3/23/2018
/ Cambridge Analytica ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Driverless Cars ,
Drones ,
Energy Sector ,
Exports ,
Facebook ,
Hackers ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Orbitz ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Russia ,
Trump Administration ,
Uber ,
UK Data Protection Act ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
President Donald Trump is expected to ease up on the rules related to foreign sales under a new policy on unmanned military aircraft as part of a broader overhaul of arms export regulations as part of the “Buy American”...more
On March 6, 2018, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced the nationwide expansion of its Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) to 500 more airports, and include 300 air traffic control...more
3/19/2018
/ Air Traffic Control Systems ,
Airports ,
Airspace ,
Aviation Industry ,
Commercial Use ,
Drones ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Part 107 ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Technology Sector ,
Transportation Industry ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
OnBoard Security, a Wilmington, Massachusetts-based security provider, announced last week that graduate students from Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute (JHUISI) have successfully implemented a secured...more
At the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) co-hosted Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS or drones) Symposium in Baltimore, Maryland last week, all speakers agreed...more
Cybersecurity Task Force Launched in Arizona -
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey launched the Arizona Cybersecurity Team (ACT) by Executive Order on March 1, 2018. The ACT is comprised of 22 members representing officials from...more
3/9/2018
/ Banking Sector ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Drones ,
Federal Agency Taskforce ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Hackers ,
Healthcare ,
Information Technology ,
Insurance Industry ,
Medicare ,
NYDFS ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Phishing Scams ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
State and Local Government ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
By 2036, unmanned aerial systems (UAS or drones) will represent a $30 billion industry according to a new report released by the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) and Avascent, “Think Bigger: Large Unmanned Systems and...more
Last month, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) received recommendations regarding remote identification of drones in a report from the unmanned aircraft Identification and Tracking (UAS ID) Aviation Rulemaking...more
Imagine that you are sitting in your backyard and a drone flies overhead. It hovers. The camera adjusts and looks right at you. Then it flies away. ...more
In the mountains near Ponce, Puerto Rico, after Hurricane Maria tore through, the terrain made it difficult to repair power lines that stretched from peak to peak. For over four months, the entire area was in the dark and so...more
Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus began working with law enforcement partners in the area to offer a training course specifically targeted for first responders seeking to use unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or drones)...more
Aviation regulators, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the United States, and the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, have been investigating a flurry of close calls between consumer drones and manned aircraft,...more
Federal investigators are investigating a helicopter crash that occurred on Daniel Island (near Charleston, South Carolina) that may have been caused by a drone. The helicopter pilot reported to investigators that he crashed...more
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has launched a new unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or drones) program for public safety purposes....more
Drone manufacturer, DJI, has updated its software in its drones to include a temporary no-fly zone around the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea (and other South Korean cities). The parameters of the no-fly zone are...more
2/19/2018
/ Airspace ,
Commercial Use ,
Drones ,
No-Fly Zones ,
Olympics ,
Public Safety ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Risk Management ,
Safety Standards ,
South Korea ,
Technology Sector ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
We previously reported on the Y6S drone passenger test flights set for this year in London; now, two more companies have started testing passenger drones, too. Ehang 184 passenger drones, created by the Chinese company...more
As with any Olympics Opening Ceremony, the pageantry is of global scale, but this year, in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Intel took it to a whole new level–a record-setting 1,218 drones hit the skies for a mechanical phenomenon....more
2/13/2018
/ Airspace ,
Commercial Use ,
Drones ,
Intel ,
Olympics ,
Public Safety ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Safety Standards ,
South Korea ,
Technology Sector ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Public Relations and Government Affairs Director of the Academy of Model Aeronautics, Chad Budreau, says that Ball State University’s (Ball State) “Policy for the Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Drones)” violates the...more
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (DOT) and state officials are currently building plans to use drones to deliver emergency supplies across the state; however, several hurdles need to be overcome first....more
2/12/2018
/ Airspace ,
Commercial Use ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Drones ,
Emergency Response ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Part 107 ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards ,
State and Local Government ,
Technology Sector ,
Transportation Industry ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Cisco is warning customers using its Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) software about a virtual private network (VPN) bug that could "allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a reload of the affected system or to...more
2/9/2018
/ CareFirst ,
Cisco ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Drones ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Health Care Providers ,
HIPAA Breach ,
LinkedIn ,
Popular ,
Privacy Settings ,
SCOTUS ,
Software ,
State and Local Government ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
Technology Sector ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
Virtual Private Networks ,
Vulnerability Assessments
This past weekend, Scottsdale, Arizona police used new drone detection technology at the Waste Management Phoenix Open to keep attendees (and players) safe....more
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. notified its electronic medical record customers last week that a ransomware attack was behind the disruption of service for medical providers.
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2/7/2018
/ Article III ,
Class Action ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Drones ,
Educational Institutions ,
EPIC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hackers ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Ransomware ,
Scams ,
Social Security Administration (SSA) ,
Standing ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems