Tag: cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Professor Warns Against Treating Compliance as an Exercise in Procurement
Professor Kim Yongdae of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology has a message for telcos that get hacked and for the regulators that oversee them.
Canadian Government Wants the Power to Issue Tough New Security Orders to Telcos
Telcos could be ordered to strip equipment or halt the supply of services. Such orders could be issued in secret and telcos would not be entitled to any compensation.
SK Telecom Offers Free Replacement of SIMs to 23mn Customers Following Hack
Malware was discovered in the South Korean telco's Home Subscriber Server.
AI Bot Spams LinkedIn with Cybersecurity Posts
As you would expect, the US social network either does not know or does not care that it is a conduit for automated spam.
Telcos Subjected to ‘Intense’ Espionage and Attacks, Says French Cybersecurity Agency
Attempts to infiltrate and disrupt telcos are described in the annual threat report of France's CERT.
IoT Security Foundation Reviews Worldwide Adoption of Vulnerability Disclosure Policies
UK retailers lead, US retailers lag when it comes to stocking networked consumer devices supplied by businesses with responsible security policies.
Dramatic Fall in Complaints about Spam and Scam Calls on Both Sides of the Atlantic
But there remain big differences in the number of complaints lodged by Americans and Brits. In other news, the IoT Security Foundation reports on the international adoption of vulnerability disclosure policies.
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.
New Threat Intelligence Framework for Mobile Comms
Cathal Mc Daid of Enea explained why he led the development of a newly-published threat classification system with the assistance of Ericsson, Huawei and Mobileum.
Albanian Telco Hit by Cyber Attack on Christmas Day
ONE Albania reassured customers that none of its mobile, fixed-line or IPTV services were affected.
Researchers Discover ‘5Ghoul’ Vulnerability That Allows Remote Downgrade of Many 5G Devices
5G is more secure than antecedents but that is irrelevant if hackers trick devices into using earlier generations of connectivity.
What Does NIS2 Mean for Telco Security?
Expert analyst Patrick Donegan has summarized the implications of the directive which is central to EU cybersecurity law.
Categories
The Commsrisk Global Fraud Dashboard
Our Global Fraud Dashboard uses AI-powered search to collate, update and visualize data about scams and other network abuses from around the world. New charts are added each month. See it here.
Get Our Weekly Newsletter by Email
