Methods and Apparatus for Secure Device Pairing for Secure Network Communication Including Cybersecurity

An apparatus comprising:

• a pairing device including:
• one or more processors;
• the one or more processors including a secure cryptoprocessor configured to operate in accordance with a Trusted Platform Module (TPM);
• a network interface coupled to the one or more processors and configured to connect to a first network or device of the first network;
• a transceiver coupled to the one or processors;
• the one or more processors being configured to:
• pair with another pairing device via the transceiver, for establishing a temporary connection between the first network connected via the network interface and a second network connected via the other pairing device;
• and
• transfer data with the other pairing device via the transceiver for communicating, over the temporary connection, the data between a first device of the first network and a second device or server of the second network, the data from the first device being encrypted with use of an encryption key provided by the secure cryptoprocessor.

A method comprising:

• causing a network cybersecurity procedure to be provided for a first network, the network cybersecurity procedure involving use of at least one unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), the network cybersecurity protocol comprising:
• deploying the one more UAVs in proximity to the first network, such that a UAV:
• pairs with a first pairing device and with a second pairing device for establishing a temporary connection between a first network connected via the first pairing device and a second network connected via the second pairing device;
• communicate data between the first and the second pairing devices for communicating the data between a first device or server of the first network and a second device or server of the second network;
• and
• executes a cybersecurity service function of a cybersecurity service module for the data transfer.

The method of 16, wherein the UAV is further configured to:

• receive, from each one of one or more sensor devices, ambient sensor data;
• derive one or more signature features based on the ambient sensor data from each one of the sensor devices for producing a signature profile associated with the intermediary pairing device;
• and
• wherein the signature profile associated with the intermediary pairing device is used for verification of the intermediary pairing device as a condition for establishing or maintaining the pairing with the first and/or the second device.