Lack Of Regulation Could Lead To Drone Weaponization
Forbes – Drone commercialization has skyrocketed over the past five years. With capabilities from top-quality imaging and video software to speeds that can reach over 60 miles per hour, drones are endlessly appealing to the public. However, these same capabilities quickly become dangerous if the products on the market are not secure.
Huge database found leaking biometric, personal info of millions
HelpNetSecurity – While working on a web-mapping project, VPNMentor researchers Noam Rotem and Ran Locar discovered a publicly accessible database containing fingerprint records of over 1 million users, facial recognition information, personal information and much more.
BA Under Fire For Leaking Passenger Info in Links
InfoSecurity Magazine – British Airways has come under fire from the security community again, this time after a vulnerability in its e-ticketing system was found to be exposing passenger’s personal information (PII). Security firm Wandera claimed in a blog post yesterday that the airline was sending out unencrypted check-in links to customers which contained booking reference and surname in the URL itself.
British Airways e-ticketing system could expose passenger details
ComputerWeekly – British Airways has not addressed a potential leak of passenger details despite warnings from security researchers, but says it is aware of the issue and is taking action.
British Airways Criticized for Exposing Passenger Flight Details
SecurityWeek – British Airways (BA) has been criticized for allowing hackers easy access to customer flight information. The issue was exposed Tuesday by researchers who discovered “a vulnerability affecting British Airways’ e-ticketing system that exposes passengers’ personally identifiable information (PII).”