Drone security is complicated, however, because it encompasses so many different types of security threats. This is creating challenges for programmers, lawmakers and the general public, who need to address drone security without lessening the positive aspects of the devices.
Top Security Concerns for Programmers
For programmers, the most pressing security concern is developing a product that always works but that also avoids vulnerabilities that hackers can compromise. "When something goes wrong in the air, you don't have time to make many decisions as most errors will put a drone on the ground pretty quickly or result in it going haywire," said Float Avionics owner Chuck Williams.
For programmers, the most pressing security concern is developing a product that always works but that also avoids vulnerabilities that hackers can compromise. "When something goes wrong in the air, you don't have time to make many decisions as most errors will put a drone on the ground pretty quickly or result in it going haywire," said Float Avionics owner Chuck Williams.
Drones are expected to have a huge effect on industries across the board in the coming decade. So much so that business owners like Chuck Williams, owner of Float Avionics, believe that drones able to move autonomously as well as digitize and send that information to the relevant people will be as important to businesses as the spreadsheet has been. Drones, Williams added, are the physical extension of an increasingly digital world.
Drone security is complicated, however, because it encompasses so many different types of security threats. This is creating challenges for programmers, lawmakers and the general public, who need to address drone security without lessening the positive aspects of the devices.
