ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) -- New York Governor Kathy Hochul is among several other state officials calling on the FBI and other federal agencies to give answers to an increase in drone sightings - mostly in the downstate region and New Jersey.  Mystery drones: Where they have been spotted? Some folks in the Rochester region have claimed to have seen these drones. It remains unclear if any of these sightings are related. News 8 reached out to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office to see if deputies are investigating any credible reports of sightings. News 8 has yet to hear back. However, concern for unauthorized "mystery" drones in the sky is on the rise as a result of these possible sightings. One local tech expert said the community shouldn't necessarily be in a panic about drones flying through their neighborhoods. But he also said it's important to keep an eye out for anything suspicious - and know what exactly drones are and what to do should folks spot one. "The cybersecurity threat of drones - this isn't anything new," said Paul Robinson, founder of Tempus Network. "These drones - I mean we're talking some of them 6 to 8 feet in diameter - I mean these are not the ones you get at the corner store. These are pretty massively large devices that are flying in the air." New York State Police and FBI's Department of Homeland Security both issued statements regarding the increased sightings. One NewsNation journalist in New Jersey, even reported about 50 of them flying from the ocean. In Rochester though? Robinson said it doesn't appear to be of major concern, for now. "All drones aren't necessarily bad, it's like with anything, we can get the good out of certain things, and then there are certain ways that we can use things that aren't so good," Robinson said. “We don't want to necessarily go into mass hysteria and paranoia. But at the same time -- we live in a real world -- we live in a real world where people can take these devices and weaponize them, so we just have to be pragmatic and careful” The drones that do pose risk, according to Robinson, are often used for WiFi interception, which Robinson said could be a good reason to consider using a virtual private network, or VPN. “Can a VPN be cracked? Sure, yeah. I could put a lock on my door, and someone could still break into my house. But still, it's a protection that I have on my house. A VPN is a protection that you can have on your devices that kind of encrypt the traffic that you have going through your computer or laptop or tablet or things of that nature," Robinson said. Robinson said anything suspicious in nature should be reported to 911.