A new study finds technologies used in anti-poaching operations are vulnerable to attacks.
Resultantly, various technologies such as tracking tags, CCTV and thermal cameras, wireless sensor networks, mobile apps and drones are being used in anti-poaching operations.As part of her study, Steyn used a network software emulator to simulate a hypothetical network of anti-poaching technologies that could be applied in the conservation of wildlife species such as rhinos, elephants, pangolins and lions.
“These network appliances were found to be the most vulnerable to the broad classes of denial of service and man in the middle attacks. DoS attacks disrupt a service, while MitM attacks intercept data on the network. Steyn points out that as soon as the real-time data that anti-poaching operations require is transmitted over a network, there’s a chance for exploitation.
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