Telenor Opposes Myanmar Cybersecurity Bill; Defends Human Rights
Telenor Group CEO Sigve Brekke explained why the leading operator in Myanmar ‘strongly objects’ to draconian new laws.
Police Take Down the ‘Favorite’ VPN of Criminals
Safe-Inet advertised its ‘bulletproof’ virtual private network services on black hat forums.
UK Spooks Found Huawei Network Flaw with ‘National Significance’
The Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre (HCSEC) continues to identify serious and specific issues with Huawei products.
Telstra Pilots Malicious SMS Blocking
Telstra CEO Andy Penn is partnering with government to filter bogus text messages in a trial that will likely be extended much more widely in future.
Chinese Fugitives Charged with Hacking 100 Firms Including Telcos
Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen said the Chinese state had made the country ‘safe for their own cyber criminals’.
US Claims Progress with Tightening Diameter Security
Lisa Fowlkes of the FCC’s Public Safety Homeland Security Bureau says US wireless telcos are proactively improving the security of Diameter signaling.
Etisalat Buys Cybersecurity Business
The Arab telco group has bought Help AG, a security consultancy founded in Germany but which established offices in the Middle East during 2004.
UK Security Body Recommends Building a ‘National Telecoms Lab’
The National Cyber Security Centre’s summary of telecoms security risks will interest specialists in other countries too.
Subex Seeks Growth by Securing India’s Smart Cities
The Indian RAFM vendor is deliberately repositioning themselves as suppliers of cybersecurity tools and intelligence to the cities of the future.
TMF Drafts Guidance on Security Design for IT
The TM Forum’s Open Digital Architecture (ODA) project has written advice on how to assess risk whilst designing security and privacy into IT systems.