Tag: authentication
How OXIO Delivers What Banks Want and What Mobile Network Operators Won’t
Enterprise customers including banks and payment providers want mobile services that are more secure and more suited to their requirements.
Rethinking PRINS: Why 5G SA Roaming Security Needs a Smarter Path to 6G
Roaming has historically introduced opportunities to infringe privacy. We should be moving towards a better privacy model for roaming with 6G.
Researchers Use Leaked Data to Demonstrate SMS Fraud and SS7 Surveillance
Gabriel Geiger and Crofton Black are proving the existence of vulnerabilities that many comms industry insiders consciously choose to ignore.
Finding the Ultimate Solution to Impersonation Fraud
The future of authenticating communications is currently being written, but you need to know where to read about it.
China Adopts Rival Caller Identification Standard to STIR/SHAKEN
Huawei, ZTE, Samsung and three of the world's biggest telcos were involved in the creation of the new standard, which is set to be implemented by November 1.
Urgent Security Advances Needed to Trust Mobile Caller IDs
Even the spread of new 5G networks will not prevent the manipulation of CLIs.
Singapore Proposes Telcos and Banks Will Share Liability for Smishing Losses
Telcos would need to fully compensate victims if banks met their obligations but the telco did not block malicious SMS messages.
Turning Bank ID into Caller ID, whilst IMSI-Catchers Run Wild: Commsrisk Show 7
The financial sector is making all banks uniquely identifiable; the same methods could stop all imposter fraud by phone and internet.
At Last, a Bank that Authenticates Its Call to You
The app provided by online bank Monzo tells customers the name of the member of staff currently trying to call them.
Free Guide for Telco KYC
Numeracle's "Model Standards for Know Your Customer" is available as a PDF from the FCC, or in Word format from Numeracle's own site.
Mother Receives Fake Kidnap Ransom Call Using Cloned Voice of Daughter
Luckily, the mother had the composure to verify her vacationing daughter was actually safe and well.
The Lightning Review of Every Method Currently Proposed for Authenticating Phone Calls
We need groups like the Global Solutions Council to seek a working consensus on how to make international phone calls safe.
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