Tag: cold war 2
Why Ukraine Is Building a Mobile Network Just to Fight the War
Ukraine's big three mobile operators have been asked to help.
Two Malaysians Arrested for Using an IMSI-Catcher in the Philippines
Were they spying on phone users or committing fraud? Tense relations with China and the politicization of similar arrests makes it difficult to judge.
WeDo and SIGOS: Europe Must Learn from Its Mistakes
Either Europe manages its own risks or Europe's enemies will exploit them.
Why This Year’s MWC Barcelona Is the Most Important for Global Comms Security
The state of international relations between the USA, Europe and China cannot be ignored. We may not be able to change the whole world, but meet me in Barcelona if you share my desire to change one small but important part of it.
UK Government Faces Legal Fight with Russian-Founded Investment Firm over Forced Sale of ISP
LetterOne says its ownership of Upp is not a national security risk because they are no longer controlled by Russian oligarchs.
‘Winter Vivern’ Hackers Target Pro-Ukraine Telcos
These bad actors use a combination of techniques including phishing websites and malicious documents that are tailored to their prey.
Lawmakers Plan to Reveal Chinese Influence on US Telecoms
The FACT Act would make the public aware of any US comms provider that has a hostile government as a stakeholder.
Turning Towards Today’s Risk Priorities
There are so many Commsrisk articles about nuisance calling and Cold War 2 that each topic deserves a separate category.
Huge Budget Rise Needed to Replace Chinese Tech in US Networks
The US government has allocated less than half of the USD5.3bn required to reimburse telcos for scrapping Huawei and ZTE gear.
What If China Created a Rival to the US STIR/SHAKEN Program?
The government of China has every reason to disrupt US ambitions by copying and improving upon US plans for verifying CLIs globally.
China Joins Russia in Preparing to Shoot Down US Comms Satellites
Chinese researchers say Starlink satellites could be used to ram China's spare hardware, but what they really fear is free speech.
Canada Bans Huawei and ZTE from 4G and 5G Networks
The Canadian government originally promised to make a decision about Huawei in 2019.
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