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Every Technology Advance Opens a New Cyber Threat Vector....

Drones are coming in to increasingly common use and with their proliferation, an entire new cyber security threat vector is rapidly growing. As an "end point", these UAVs are collecting, or can be used to collect, massive amounts of sensitive information, including mapping, surveillance sensitive data,, intercepted communications, etc.  And with the vast majority of these devices manufactured in China, there are serious questions about the security of these devices and whether or not they can be “trusted”…

Drones are already being used to target Wi-Fi connections, many of which are not well secured. Too often, they rely solely on single-factor authentication and the use of typical passwords that can be easily cracked, especially with the absence of an encrypted connection. This makes it easy, for example, to intercept communication in a building or in a public cafe. It’s also a concern that drones are commonly manufactured in China or assembled from Chinese components and could contain a hidden backdoor for the Chinese government.

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