Tag: Verizon
How to Fight Handset Theft, Fraud and Trafficking
Trustonic's hardware-based security means devices can be remotely locked and unlocked, irrespective of which operator's network they are connected to.
12 US Telcos Form Anti-Robocall Alliance
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has persuaded the bulk of US telephony providers to adopt eight principles for stopping nuisance robocalls.
Verizon Wants to Lock 4G Phones to Stop Crime
The US telco estimates that handset fraud cost them almost USD190mn last year, and continued to rise in January.
China Telecom Misdirected US Net Traffic Through China
For 30 months internet traffic sent from Los Angeles to Washington DC was routed via autonomous systems in China.
Next-Gen Mobile Authentication Coming to the USA
The 'big four' mobile operators in the USA intend to deliver a common secure authentication service by the end of the year.
Slack Supplier Exposes Verizon Customer Records
Nice Systems insecurely configured an Amazon cloud server used to hold data about calls made to Verizon's contact center.
4 Reasons Why Telco Sharing of Ad Data Would Be Madness
Execs would be foolish to disregard downside risks whilst overstating the extent they can monetize data.
4 Takeaways from Verizon’s 2017 Data Breach Report
The tenth annual report confirms that crooks keep stealing data and employees keep being tricked by them.
Telco Boss Cloned Phones; Gets 6 Year Prison Term
Ramon Batista admitted that his telco had cloned mobile phones and used the compromised accounts to make international calls, resulting in losses of almost USD800,000 for Sprint and Verizon.
Yahoo Hacks Worth $350 Million; How Much Should Be Spent on Data Security?
Numbers and anecdotes suggest Yahoo spent far too little on securing data. We should all take note.
More Questions Over Yahoo’s Value Following Biggest Hack Revelation
The breach of a million Yahoo accounts shows how easy it is to overvalue internet businesses and the data they have acquired.
From Losing CDRs to Losing Cars…
Verizon's purchase of a vehicle-tracking business shows how telco business models are evolving, and why assurance roles need to evolve as well.
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