UAS HACK Challenge evaluates UAS security [Video]

The use of drones is skyrocketing with the technology being used to evaluate weather and as weaponry. The Unmanned Aircraft System, UAS, is holding its first UAS Hack event. It gives university-level students an opportunity to evaluate and help improve drone technology in the United States. 

One of the students taking part, Zack Kornreich, has loved working in tech since he was a child. 

“I just fell in love with technology and how everything works under the hood,” he said. 

Kornreich is a computer engineering masters student at Binghamton University. While hardware is his passion, he’s gained a love for cybersecurity through experiences in college.

“It’s really trying to make breakthrough finds and breakthrough technological advancements, which is the security industry,” Kornreich said. “It’s really cool to me.”

That’s the goal at the UAS Hack challenge. Students are trained on how to evaluate the security of UAS, identify potential threats …