Comms security

16 October, 2017

An inconvenient truth about IoT security

The current political events in Barcelona provide us with a barely-needed reminder that we live in changing times, writes Rob Dyke, the field applications engineering manager at Trustonic. I was in the city as part of the Trustonic team exhibiting at IoT Solutions World Congress last week and took some time to speak with fellow vendors. I soon saw some fantastic product demonstrations that drew my attention – I wanted to learn more. Frequently though, the response to: “This looks great – how is it secured? How do we know the data is trustworthy?” was a puzzled look and a “It uses our cloud and we secure that” or “It runs on a secure OS”.  Sometimes the response was worse: “It’s a closed network. You couldn’t attack it”.

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05 October, 2017

Low ARPUs, fraud and client culture clashes are backdrop as TeleSign acquisition accelerates BICS transformation

Carriers and even carriers’ carriers need to stimulate growth and reduce their dependency on declining voice revenues. All of which comes as news to no-one, says Jeremy Cowan. But how they manage this transformation is critical and presents fascinating challenges. (more…)

02 October, 2017

We need an effective packet core in IoT

The Internet of Things (IoT) is being hailed as the next big thing in the tech world. The way in which we live our day-to-day lives will change forever when all of our products and devices become ‘connected’ – that’s if we’re led to believe everything we see and hear. (more…)

18 August, 2017

What to do next if you suffer a data breach

Any type of data breach, whether due to an external hacking incident or an internal staff error, is a significant issue that needs immediate attention, writes Emma Roe, a partner and head of commercial at law firm Shulmans LLP.  (more…)

17 August, 2017

Organisations haven’t made security improvements since WannaCry, finds survey

The WannaCry and Petya attacks caused disruption on a colossal scale, effecting businesses around the world.  In theory, the cost of damage in trade and reputation should have sounded alarm bells and jolted businesses into tightening their security systems to mitigate against such attacks in the future. But has it done this in practice? (more…)

28 July, 2017

Four myths about mobile data clearing to beware of

When it comes to clearing data off mobile devices, there are a lot of myths floating around, writes Thomas Rayas, the senior vice president of marketing and customer success at FutureDial. Maybe you’ve heard about a magical place where cleared mobile data disappears. It’s a digital heaven beyond the cloud, where data goes — never to be seen again. You haven’t heard that one? (more…)

26 July, 2017

GDPR is stifling innovation and could encourage security breach cover ups

The cybersecurity industry believes that the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is stifling innovation by making companies nervous about using cloud-based applications and services, according to new research published today by AlienVault, the leading provider of Unified Security Management and crowdsourced threat intelligence. (more…)

16 February, 2017

KPMG warns of ‘technology-savvy’ wolves in sheep’s clothing, calls for integrated cyber security and fraud controls

According to KPMG’s latest UK Fraud Barometer, 2016 saw a rise in cyber-enabled fraud. This is an increase of 1,266% on 2015 figures. Amid growing sophistication by fraudsters, Jeremy Cowan hears a call for better education and integration of cyber security and fraud management measures. (more…)

06 February, 2017

Companies react as UK cyber security boss accuses them of peddling ‘witchcraft’ to sell more products

Computer security companies have been accused of “massively” exaggerating the abilities of malicious hackers. Dr Ian Levy, technical director of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, made the accusation in a speech this week reported by The Register.
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20 January, 2017

As network operators invest in mobile video, can vendors tempt them with AI and sprawling security solutions?

In Part 1 of this article yesterday, we reported on Stratecast | Frost & Sullivan’s expectations for the year ahead. They predicted NFV-based virtual network services would gain traction in 2015 but it truly hit last year. (more…)