Protect unmanned aircraft and ground control systems from firmware tampering, remote takeover, and supply-chain threats.
Commercial and COTS drones are evolving fast—and so are the threats. Red Balloon Security helps UAS manufacturers and operators reduce risk across design, supply chain, and deployed systems.
Low-cost accessories and AI guidance modules can turn hobby drones into accurate, long-range weapons.
Flight controllers, radios, cameras, and payload computers often include opaque third-party firmware and libraries.
Compromised ground control stations can flip entire fleets or swarms, not just single aircraft.
Airworthiness, certification, and logistics keep platforms in service long after OS and firmware support ends.
Red Balloon focuses on the code and hardware inside unmanned systems and drones—where attackers increasingly operate—and brings proven embedded defenses to UAS fleets.
Threat-driven design reviews and architecture guidance for new or upgraded platforms.
Hardware and firmware assessments that show how real adversaries could compromise your aircraft and mission.
Runtime protection embedded into UAS and ground systems to detect and block attacks in real time.
Build security into your UAS and ground control architecture from day one. We identify weak points in your security model, validate assumptions, and recommend practical hardware/software controls that fit real deployment constraints.
Threat model + attack surface map (UAS + GCS)
Architecture review of trust boundaries & update flows
Security requirements and implementation roadmap
Design guidance that supports testing and accreditation
Our team assesses UAS components and ground control systems using hardware + firmware reverse engineering, from black-box to white-box, and documents mission impact—not just bugs.
Firmware static/dynamic analysis + exploitability review
Hardware and component integrity checks
Vulnerability findings with prioritized remediation
Executive-ready risk summary + technical report
Symbiote brings runtime protection directly into the firmware of UAS and ground control infrastructure. Instead of relying solely on network monitoring or perimeter tools, Symbiote monitors and hardens the code that actually runs your missions.
Watches firmware and critical processes for unauthorized changes and control-flow tampering.
Blocks malicious behavior, such as code injection or memory corruption, before it can compromise the mission.
Captures device-level artifacts that help you understand how an attack unfolded—without pulling devices out of service.
Integrates into new designs or select fielded platforms, with options tailored to your hardware, OS, and performance budget.
Contact Red Balloon Security to explore our suite of dynamic embedded security solutions and secure your critical hardware today.
Contact us to learn more about our advanced embedded security solutions or schedule a demonstration with our experts.
