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Air Force Improving Data Control, Cyber Security Before Deploying New Sensors For IoT Devices

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, April 24th, 2018

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Air Force Improving Data Control, Cyber Security Before Deploying New Sensors For IoT Devices

Air Force CTO Frank Konieczny

With sensors spread out on smart devices across its aircraft, drones and vehicles, Air Force officials are looking to better manage the data collected and ensure mission effectiveness before deploying new sensors. Frank Konieczny, the Air Force chief technology officer, is making a push to take better stock of the Internet of Things (IoT) devices deployed across the service, which may include running a research program for a gateway capability to merge together sensor data.“We have all sorts of old…

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