Artificial Intelligence Guards Against Unknown Cybersecurity Threats

The new DeepArmor cybersecurity system from SkyGrid and SparkCognition is now part of the AerialOS operating system for autonomous aircraft.

SkyGrid Deep Armor — SkyGrid has used artificial intelligence to protect hardware and systems on autonomous aircraft from otherwise undetectable mal-ware threats. (Photo: Skygrid)

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

January 19, 2021

Artificial intelligence (AI) group SparkCognition and its SkyGrid joint venture with Boeing have launched a collaboration to introduce new levels of cybersecurity protection for autonomous aircraft, including eVTOL models and drones. The partners’ DeepArmor product is intended to protect aircraft from being hacked in flight from so-called zero-day attacks, for which systems manufacturers have not developed a security patch because their origin and identity is unknown.

SkyGrid claims to offer the first airspace management system with AI-powered cybersecurity protection. The Texas-based company says its approach is more secure than traditional anti-malware protection that depends on knowing the signatures of known threats.

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