{"id":16535,"date":"2018-10-01T15:18:53","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T19:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/drone-defense-powered-by-iot-is-now-a-thing\/"},"modified":"2018-10-01T15:18:53","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T19:18:53","slug":"drone-defense-powered-by-iot-is-now-a-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/?p=16535","title":{"rendered":"Drone defense &#8212; powered by IoT &#8212; is now a thing"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t    \t\t \t\t\t    \t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/drone_mountains_by_sorry_imkirk_cc0_via_unsplash_1200x800-100763763-large-1.jpg\" alt=\"Drone defense -- powered by IoT -- is now a thing\" \/> \t\t\t    \t\t \t\t\t\t    \t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t    \t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t \t            \t \t \t \t\t \t \t     \t \t\t \t\t \t\t\t\t    \t    \t    \t    \t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t                       \t \t\t \t\t\tRelated \t    \t<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> \t \t\t \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/3120288\/mobile-wireless\/why-its-time-to-start-developing-a-drone-security-strategy.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/drones-apocolypse-100682665-carousel.idge_.jpg\" alt=\"drones apocolypse\" \/><\/a>      \t \t\t \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/3120288\/mobile-wireless\/why-its-time-to-start-developing-a-drone-security-strategy.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Why it\u2019s time to start developing a drone security strategy<\/a> \t <\/li>\n<li> \t \t\t \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/3302770\/internet-of-things\/guarding-against-the-threat-from-iot-killer-drones.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/drone_camera_propellor_blades_hover_by_jonathan_lampel_cc0_via_unsplash_1200x800-100763756-small.3x2.jpg\" alt=\"hovering drone \/ camera \/ propellor blades\" \/><\/a>      \t \t\t \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/3302770\/internet-of-things\/guarding-against-the-threat-from-iot-killer-drones.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Guarding against the threat from IoT killer drones<\/a> \t <\/li>\n<li> \t \t\t \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/3301141\/internet-of-things\/iot-gets-smarter-but-still-needs-backend-analytics.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/eye_circuits_system_artificial_intelligence_machine_learning_privacy_by_vijay_patel_gettyimages-936718998_1200x800-100768000-small.3x2.jpg\" alt=\"virtual eye \/ digital surveillance, privacy \/ artificial intelligence \/ machine learning\" \/><\/a>      \t \t\t \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/3301141\/internet-of-things\/iot-gets-smarter-but-still-needs-backend-analytics.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">IoT gets smarter but still needs backend analytics<\/a> \t <\/li>\n<li> \t \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/video\/90547\/what-is-iiot\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a> \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/video\/90547\/what-is-iiot\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/nwan_019_iiot-100771131-small.3x2.jpg\" alt=\"nwan 019 iiot\" \/><\/a>      \t \t\tVideo \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/video\/90547\/what-is-iiot\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">What is IIoT?<\/a> \t <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> \t\t \t     \t   \t\t\t\t \t \t\t \t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t                      \t  \t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t \t  \t     \t\t \t  \t\t \t             \t\t \t\t    \t\t  \t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t             \t \t\t                       \t        \t \t\t \t\t\t \t\t                      \t  \t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t \t  \t     \t         \t \t \t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t \t                   &quot;); \t}); \ttry { \t\t$(&quot;div.lazyload_blox_ad&quot;).lazyLoadAd({ \t        threshold    : 0,         \/\/ You can set threshold on how close to the edge ad should come before it is loaded. Default is 0 (when it is visible). \t        forceLoad    : false,       \/\/ Ad is loaded even if not visible. Default is false. \t        onLoad       : false,       \/\/ Callback function on call ad loading \t        onComplete   : false,       \/\/ Callback function when load is loaded \t        timeout      : 1500,        \/\/ Timeout ad load \t        debug        : false,       \/\/ For debug use : draw colors border depends on load status \t        xray         : false        \/\/ For debug use : display a complete page view with ad placements \t\t}) ; \t} \tcatch (exception){ \t\tconsole.log(&quot;error loading lazyload_ad &quot; + exception); \t} });   \t\t   \t \t\t \t\t  \t\t             \t \t           \t \t \t\t \t      \t \t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t \t \t   \t \t \t\t \t \t \t \t  \t<\/p>\n<p>The Internet of Things (IoT) didn\u2019t just create smart houses and enable predictive analytics for industrial applications. It\u2019s also creating a wide variety of new business opportunities and spawning new threats and challenges. Sometimes, all those things happen at once.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>At least, that\u2019s my takeaway from a new <a href=\"https:\/\/about.att.com\/story\/2018\/dedrone.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">partnership between AT&amp;T and Dedrone<\/a>, a drone detection technology startup based in San Francisco. (De-drone, get it?)<\/p>\n<h2>Using IoT sensor data to detect drone threats<\/h2>\n<p>According an AT&amp;T spokesperson, \u201cAT&amp;T and Dedrone are teaming up to deploy IoT sensor technology to protect against malicious drones. Powered exclusively by AT&amp;T, and using sensor data like radio frequency, visual, and radar, Dedrone detects and classifies approaching drones, pinpointing their locations and triggering alarms to alert security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What exactly constitutes a \u201cmalicious\u201d drone isn\u2019t entirely clear, but it could range from teenagers using a small drone to peek over a fence to the kinds of military drones that are being used as weapons in several areas around the world. And, in fact, the companies cite \u201cmilitary bases, venues, cities, enterprises, correctional facilities, and more\u201d as potential customers. Further, DroneTracker, Dedrone\u2019s \u201cairspace security platform\u201d is designed to detects a wide variety drones, the company notes, \u201cincluding commercial, consumer and military-grade, as well as autonomous drones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dedrone.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dedrone<\/a> leverages IoT sensor data to detect, classify, mitigate, and localize drone-based threats, the company says, while AT&amp;T provides the LTE connectivity. Once a drone threat is detected, Dedrone notifies security personnel. (At least, that\u2019s what the press release says. A Dedrone explainer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y9fS7UbOKbM\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube video<\/a> makes vague mention of unspecified \u201ccountermeasures,\u201d which the <a href=\"https:\/\/internetofbusiness.com\/att-dedrone-partner-counter-drone-technology-push\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Internet of Business<\/a> identifies as everything from \u201cnets to lasers to EMP pulses.\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>Watch Dedrone\u2019s explainer video here:<\/p>\n<figure>  [youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y9fS7UbOKbM]  <\/figure>\n<h2>Safer, or nah?<\/h2>\n<p>Until I heard about this deal, I didn\u2019t know that drone detection was an actual business. Sure, there are a lot of drones out there, and people can often use any new tool in stupid, dangerous, and hostile ways.<\/p>\n<p>But is the threat really that great for most business and industrial applications (as opposed, to government, military, or correctional facilities)? I\u2019m still not sure that knowing that AT&amp;T and Dedrone \u2014 along with many others, I\u2019m sure \u2014 are on the case makes me feel safer or even more vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not my main conclusion, here, though. The real takeaway is that a transformative technology such as IoT is rapidly disrupting and creating businesses \u2014 not to mention lifestyles and many other things \u2014 in powerful, but difficult to predict ways.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the AT&amp;T\/Dedrone video below:<\/p>\n<figure>  [youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BPl32vJQTTQ]  <\/figure>\n<p>  \t \t \t\t \t \t \t \t \t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t            \t \t\t \t            \t \t \t \t \t \t \t \t \t \t \t \t \t \t \t\t \t\t\t  \t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t                 \t \t\t \t\t \t\t\tJoin the Network World communities on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NetworkWorld\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/network-world\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn<\/a> to comment on topics that are top of mind. \t\t \t  \t    \t \t   \t         \t                        \t\t    \t\t            \t \t \t \t\t \t       \t\t    \t\t \t\t        \t \t                         \t \t \t \t \t \t             \t \t \t \t \t \t \t \t \t \t \t \t \t \t \t\t \t\t\t  \t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t                \t \t \t   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/2825879\/network-management\/7-free-open-source-network-monitoring-tools.html#tk.cross_2nww_intrcpt\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">  <em> Now read:<\/em> Getting grounded in IoT <\/a>  \t \t  \t         \t \t \t \t     \t\t\t\t\t           \t\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t \t\t  \t\t                \t \t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t               \t   \t  \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t  \t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t                      \t  \t \t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t  \t      \t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t \t   \t \t\t \t \t    \t \t   \t\t  \t   \t\t \t\t             \t \t              \t \t\t \t\t\t \t\t                      \t  \t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t \t  \t     \t       \t \t \t \t \t \t \t \t                                        \t           \t\t \t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t                      \t  \t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t \t  \t     \t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t                      \t  \t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t \t  \t     \t\t \t                        \t \t\t \t \t \t\t \t \t     <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pc12ampc26035308ampcv2.0ampcj1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Related<\/p>\n<p>\t\tWhy it\u2019s time to start developing a drone security strategy<\/p>\n<p>\t\tGuarding against the threat from IoT killer drones<\/p>\n<p>\t\tIoT gets smarter but still needs backend analytics<\/p>\n<p>\t\tVideo<br \/>\n\t\tWhat is IIoT?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;);<br \/>\n\t});<br \/>\n\ttry {<br \/>\n\t\t$(&#8220;div.lazyload_blox_ad&#8221;).lazyLoadAd({<br \/>\n\t threshold : 0, \/\/ You can set threshold on how close to the edge ad should come before it is loaded. Default is 0 (when it is visible).<br \/>\n\t forceLoad : false, \/\/ Ad is loaded even if not visible. Default is false.<br \/>\n\t onLoad : false, \/\/ Callback function on call ad loading<br \/>\n\t onComplete : false, \/\/ Callback function when load is loaded<br \/>\n\t timeout : 1500, \/\/ Timeout ad load<br \/>\n\t debug : false, \/\/ For debug use : draw colors border depends on load status<br \/>\n\t xray : false \/\/ For debug use : display a complete page view with ad placements<br \/>\n\t\t}) ;<br \/>\n\t}<br \/>\n\tcatch (exception){<br \/>\n\t\tconsole.log(&#8220;error loading lazyload_ad &#8221; + exception);<br \/>\n\t}<br \/>\n});<\/p>\n<p>\tThe Internet of Things (IoT) didn\u2019t just create smart houses and enable predictive analytics for industrial ap..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16536,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16535"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16535\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}