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AirMap raises $26 million to manage air traffic as drone use surges

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battle-drones Lower airspace isn’t crowded with drones quite yet. But as drones become more pervasive, a startup called AirMap is building software and systems to help drone operators fly only where it’s safe and legal to do so. The task will prove completely different than that of managing airliners as we do today, says AirMap CEO and cofounder Ben Marcus who is also serving as the co-chair for… Read More Continue reading AirMap raises $26 million to manage air traffic as drone use surges→

New infosec products of the week​: December 16, 2016

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Ixia enhances network assessment and monitoring platform Ixia’s Hawkeye, which proactively generates and analyzes synthetic network and application traffic to assess how applications and services will perform, now includes proactive monitoring of Wi-Fi readiness. Expanded coverage in Hawkeye spans WANs, LAN VPNs and cloud access to WLAN architectures. As a result, Hawkeye can validate that complex business-critical services over Wi-Fi are available 24×7. First digital identity certificate for drones Drone ID is a publicly-trusted SSL/TLS … More → Continue reading New infosec products of the week​: December 16, 2016→

New AirMap feature helps drones avoid manned aircraft

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AirMap's real time traffic alerts help drone operators avoid passenger planes, helicopters and other manned aircraft in low airspace. A Santa Monica-based startup called AirMap today launched a feature that gives drone operators real time traffic alerts whenever manned aircraft such as helicopters, crop dusters or low-flying passenger planes, are about to enter into their air space. The company’s systems, generally, let drone makers and developers of drone apps give users maps and guidance as to where they’re… Read More Continue reading New AirMap feature helps drones avoid manned aircraft→