Parrot is partnering with global cybersecurity and IoT company WISeKey International Holding Ltd to equip its growing range of ANAFI drones with advanced digital security solutions from WISeKey.
Users of Parrot's ANAFI drones need the highest levels of privacy, encryption and security for their flights. The companies will leverage WISeKey’s decades of expertise and suite of proven security technologies, and combine that with Parrot's own drone security offerings to provide platforms that are not only compliant with the world’s most strict privacy regulations, but also set a new paradigm of standards for future innovations.
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Red Cat, GoChain partner to equip GoChain platform with blockchain black box and distributed storage system
Red Cat, a provider of distributed data storage, analytics and services for the drone industry, has partnered with GoChain, which provides scalable blockchain technologies for enterprises, non-governmental organizations and nonprofits.
Through this partnership, the GoChain platform will be equipped with Red Cat’s blockchain black box and distributed storage system, which is designed for UAS, and includes security and encryption that regulators and insurance companies can trust. That platform includes multiple integrated systems that allow industry regulators to track and review UAS flight data, insurance companies to insure UAS with dependable third-party data, and pilots to ensure they stay compliant with regulators.
WhiteFox acquires east coast company to strengthen positioning in UAS security industry
WhiteFox has announced its acquisition of the assets and key personnel of a company headquartered on the east coast.
According to WhiteFox, the acquisition will allow it to expand its product lines, and ensure “continued technological leadership” in the UAS security industry.
“This acquisition is a significant leap forward for WhiteFox, and cements our position as the global leader in airspace security,” says Luke Fox, founder and CEO of WhiteFox.
“Our mission is to ensure drones will enhance our quality of life, by providing an ecosystem in which drones can be securely operated, detected, identified and, if necessary, mitigated.”
Global Security Exchange (GSX)
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ACAMP's autonomous security all-terrain vehicle to patrol Edmonton International Airport
The Alberta Centre for Advanced MNT (microprocessor and nanotechnology) Products (ACAMP) has developed an autonomous security all-terrain vehicle which will be used to patrol the perimeter security fence at Edmonton International Airport in Alberta, Canada.
The vehicle, which is unarmed, is controlled remotely by humans but is capable of driving autonomously, as it uses machine learning to perform its tasks.
Skysense partners with Avansig to autonomously power indoor surveillance drone
Skysense has partnered with Avansig, a Spanish information and communication technology developer, to autonomously power the first indoor surveillance UAS for a multinational security company called Prosegur.
According to Skysense, its charging infrastructure, which the company describes as “lightweight, fast-charging, and easy-to-use,” eliminates the need for battery removal or manual charging every time a UAS battery runs out.
Prosegur’s surveillance UAS is capable of carrying out its own patrol route, and can land itself on Skysense’s charging pad to recharge. The UAS records and streams real-time video during surveillance patrols.
When potential security threats or breaches are discovered, the UAS sends alerts to the security central station.
Boston Dynamics to start selling its headless robotic SpotMini in 2019
Starting in 2019, Boston Dynamics will begin selling its headless robotic SpotMini, according to Marc Raibert, the company’s founder.
During a robotics conference in California, Raibert said that SpotMini is currently in pre-production, and is scheduled for large-scale production and general availability “from middle of 2019.”
Weighing approximately 66 pounds, the SpotMini is capable of operating up to 90 minutes between charges, but it can also be driven semi-autonomously. Using its series of cameras, it can even navigate fully autonomously.
AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems – Defense. Protection. Security. to Feature Array of Innovative Exhibitors, Feb. 6 to 8
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Contact: Tom McMahon, tmcmahon@auvsi.org, (571) 255-7786
BlackBerry unveils software cybersecurity product that can be used in connected and autonomous vehicles
During a keynote address at the North American International Automotive Show (NAIAS), BlackBerry Limited Executive Chairman and CEO, John Chen, unveiled a “transformational software cybersecurity product” called BlackBerry Jarvis, which is built on BlackBerry’s decades of cybersecurity expertise and proprietary technology.
BlackBerry Jarvis has many potential uses; chief among them, in connected and autonomous vehicles.
Described as a “one-of-its-kind cloud-based static binary code scanning solution that identifies vulnerabilities in software used in automobiles,” Jarvis, in just minutes, scans and delivers deep actionable insights. If done manually, the scanning process would take large numbers of experts and an “impractical amount of time,” according to BlackBerry.
AUVSI Innovation Challenge to Showcase Startups at Unmanned Systems – Defense. Protection. Security., Feb. 7
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Contact: Tom McMahon, tmcmahon@auvsi.org, (571) 255-7786