Fooled into following a hacker’s rogue commands, a drone is liable to do any number of things. Fly erratically. Speed up. Slow down. Hang suspended in the air. Reverse course. Take a new course. And, most dangerously: crash.
What the compromised drone cannot do, however, is regain control. Lost to its original assignment – whether it’s delivering a package, inspecting an aging bridge, or monitoring the health of crops – the machine is essentially useless.
At FIU, cybersecurity researchers have developed a series of countermeasures to fight back mid-flight against hostile takeovers. Their innovation, known as SHIELD, was also featured in Forbes for its role in advancing drone cybersecurity. Read the Forbes article here.
Read more at FIU News.