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SHIELD activated: Researchers build defense to protect drones from cyberattacks

On Oct. 7, 2025 in MIAMI, Florida International University unveiled SHIELD at the IEEE/IFIP conference to detect and neutralize drone cyberattacks in real time.
Amid the FAA's proposal this summer to expand use, Florida International University researchers warn that increasing commercial drone operators heighten security risks in U.S. skies.
Lab testing showed the FIU cybersecurity research group identified attacks in 0.21 seconds and restored flight in 0.36, developing countermeasures to fight back mid-flight.
Without robust recovery mechanisms, missions often terminate as a fail-safe, and hijacked drones can veer off course, stall, or crash, posing safety risks for operators and mission planners.
Preparing for real-world deployment, Rahman's research group at FIU will scale up testing of SHIELD, and Rahman said, "Reliable and secure drones are the key to unlocking future advancements.

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MIAMI, Oct. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As drones become increasingly common in U.S. skies – delivering packages, inspecting bridges, even monitoring crops – the danger of cyberattacks has grown too. A drone hijacked by hackers could suddenly veer off course,…

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SHIELD activated: Researchers build defense to protect drones from cyberattacks

Fooled into following a hacker's rogue commands, a drone is liable to do any number of things. Fly erratically. Speed up. Slow down. Hang suspended in the air. Reverse course. Take a new course. And, most dangerously: Crash.

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