Originally Posted by
Tampa2
As someone w expert knowledge are these systems safe from hackers or foreign entities/ terrorists taking control of them? Since these will be private companies flying these with an emphasis on making money will they have the best security networks to prevent a breach? Seems like every year we hear of some huge company being compromised.
Short answer: no. Building security systems is like building a bunker. You can keep making it a harder target, but they can keep making a bigger/smarter bomb. Military UAS has already been hacked in the past.