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Volume 2
AirMap Security Experts
Usher in a Safe Future for
Drones
March 2016 Edition
Sky?” amongst other distinguished professionals on the
AirMap Board of Advisors.
AirMap provides UAS and air traffic managers access to
real-time airspace awareness and to a secure
communication platform. AirMap CEO Ben Marcus
explains, “We’re excited to have Jared and Tom joining us.
Over the next several years, predominant UAS value
drivers will transition from recreational operations within
visual line of sight to commercial operations beyond visual
line of sight. The addition of these safety and security
experts to the AirMap team ensures we deliver a robust
platform to exceed the expectations of industry and
government partners today and into the future.”
As an initial project, Ablon, Crocker, Marcus, and AirMap
EVP Dr. Gregory S. McNealcoauthored white paper
“Robust and Scalable UAS Registration,” available today
by
visiting:
https://airmap.app.box.com/AirMap-WhitePaper-UAS-Registr
Millions of unmanned aircraft depend on AirMap services
for flight safety. Leading drone manufacturers including DJI
& 3DRobotics pass real-time airspace intelligence to their
customers using the AirMap Airspace API. Hundreds of
application developers are working with the AirMap
Software Development Kit (SDK) to enhance their products
with airspace information and services.
AirMap, the leading provider of airspace services for
drones, announced Thursday information security expert
Jared Ablon joined the company as Chief Information
Security Officer (CISO) and Lieutenant General Thomas G.
McInerney (USAF Ret.) joined the company’s Board of
Advisors.
As Chief Information Security Officer, Ablon is responsible
for securing what has become the leading network for realtime information exchange related to unmanned aircraft
systems (UAS). As CISO, his purview also includes the
development of future-thinking protocols for authenticating
UAS and their operators, filing of secure flight plan
trajectories, and detecting and defending against intrusions
from bad actors. Prior to joining AirMap, Ablon worked at
MITRE Corporation, where he led efforts to ensure security
of next generation GPS navigation systems and other
communications technologies for multiple U.S. Air Force
programs. He began his career at the U.S. Department of
Defense where he led large teams of security experts and
tackled seemingly intractable problems by developing
cutting-edge cryptanalysis, network exploitation, and
vulnerability analysis security technologies. Ablon holds a
B.A. in Applied Mathematics from the University of
California at Berkeley, an M.S. in Applied and
Computational
Mathematics
from
Johns
Hopkins
University, and an M.B.A. from the University of Maryland.
Thomas G. McInerney, a highly-decorated retired United
States Air Force Lieutenant General, joined AirMap’s Board
of Advisors and now heads its security committee.
McInerney started his Air Force career as a pilot and flew
407 combat missions during the Vietnam War. Prior to
retirement, McInerney’s last duty assignment was as
Assistant Vice Chief of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air
Force,Washington, D.C. McInerney
also served of
Commander of the 11th Air Force (Alaskan Air Command),
Alaskan NORAD Region, and Joint Task Force Alaska.
McInerney joins Dr. Steven Crocker, Chairman of ICANN,
and Stuart Banner, Law Professor at University of
California at Los Angeles and author of “Who Owns the
About AirMap
AirMap is the leading provider of airspace services for
drones. AirMap’s real-time services are available to
manufacturers through an API and through an SDK for
application developers. The founders of AirMap are among
the world’s foremost experts on drone technology, aviation,
and policy. The company believes that drones are
changing the world in incredible ways, and that providing
accurate airspace information empowers innovators to
deliver valuable products and services to end users.
AirMap is a member of the Small UAV Coalition,
Dronecode Foundation, NASA Unmanned Traffic
Management (UTM) program, and serves on the FAA’s
UAS registration task force.
For
more
information,
http://www.airmap.io
visit
AirMap
online:
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