Using UAVs for conducting post-tornado damage assessments

On July 17th, 2015, we were asked by the Tazewell County Emergency Management Agency to fly a UAV mission to...

Analysis of FAA 333 exemption grants

IT ISN'T ALL ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY

There is a lot of uncertainty in the US UAV market due to lack of data. We do not have accurate sales data, number of hours flown, number of incidents, or even a good definition of what a UAV incident is. However, there is one really good UAV related dataset: Authorizations Granted Via Section 333 Exemptions. This is the FAA's list of exemptions granted to allow commercial UAV operations.

Forensic collection of UAVs/drones

Proper forensic analysis of anything starts with proper forensic collection of whatever it is that needs to be analyzed. UAVs are no different. As noted in an earlier post, there are a lot of components in a UAV system - radio controller, ground station, data/video link, and of course the aircraft itself.

Cybersecurity and non-military UAVs (aka drones)

Consumer and commercial drones are hot - they are changing the way we farm, they are crashing on the White...

Drone forensics – an overview

[This is the first in a series of posts about the forensic analysis of drones leading up to presentations at BSides NOLO and SANS DFIR Summit in Austin.]