Can a Drone Read Your Email? : An Interview with Mike Tassey and Rich Perkins

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🗓️ 17 November 2014

⏱️ 29 minutes

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SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Mike Tassey and Rich Perkins, creators of the Wireless Aerial Surveillance Platform, a state-of-the-art cyber drone. Mike and Rich built their unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in their garage using off-the-shelf electronics, and with the intention of proving that a drone could be used to launch a cyber-attack. With only an Internet connection, a hacker sitting on a beach anywhere in the world could use their UAV to intercept cell phone conversations, steal financial information, or access secret government documents. The prototype was a success and the race is now on to develop the next generation of cyber drones.

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1:06.0	That's spycloud.com slash cyberwire and we thank spy cloud for sponsoring our show. Hello and welcome to SpyCast from the Secret Files of the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C.
1:33.0	I'm Dr. Vince Hoat, the Museum's historian and curator.
1:36.0	Every month, the museum brings you interesting talks
1:39.0	with authors, scholars, and practitioners who live in the world of global espionage.
1:44.0	Join us as we take a closer look at the secret world of intelligence.
1:49.0	My guest today are Mike Tassie and Rich Perkins, both security experts who have worked both inside and outside of government.
1:57.0	They are also the creators and designers of the Wireless Aerial Surveillance Platform, which is the new artifact that they've given to the
2:03.4	International Spy Museum and it is a cyber drone. Welcome both of you, thank you for
2:08.0	taking the time to talk to us here at the International Spy Museum.
2:10.3	Thanks for having us. So your drone is unique in many respects.
2:16.4	Not only is it wonderfully bright yellow and now in our lobby here at the spy museum.
2:21.2	But it really connects to important hot button issues at least for today's time,
2:27.0	and that is, of course, drones and cyber.
2:30.0	What gave you the idea to bring these two things together?
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