Anti-Drone defenses?

[Ulzgoroth]

Originally Posted by DataPacRat

That conclusion seems to assume that some measurable amount of human intervention and time is needed to do the cracking. Even today, most hacking is done by automated scripts sweeping across the internet, looking for a target containing one of the vulnerabilities in the script-kiddy's library. Now imagine that such automated scanning has been ramped up to TL9, scanning social-media profiles and related data to pin down physical targets the hacker dislikes and where they're likely to be found; and that releasing a deadly set of drones requires no more emotional investment than starting the sort of script that used to encrypt peoples' desktop computers and hold their files hostage.

It kind of does, in that you're taking your life in your hands when you unleash a bunch of murder-bots. A lot of cybercrime isn't seriously pursued, and naturally little of it leaves material evidence. The stuff big enough that it has to be taken seriously is often conducted across borders from someplace that may be less interested in catching you.

None of that's true of murder-drones flying out of your house. Physical proximity is required, and murder-by-robot is going to be gleefully and vigorously investigated by anybody with a hint of jurisdiction.

Originally Posted by DataPacRat

Speaking of; is there any better approach to that then Ultra-Tech's tailored-armor system?

For helmets, you probably want rigid, which that doesn't handle. Try Ultra-Tech Armor Design in Pyramid 3-96.

Originally Posted by DataPacRat

A possible counter-tactic: Have the swarm focus several attackers on each target at a time, then when that target is down, refocus on the next batch of targets. This is likely to be applied in any situation where individuals might be carrying active defenses that can only handle a few drones and which can be swamped.

I said against a single drone...