A quarter of mobile network customers won’t be back if you suffer a signalling hack

Although the security hype remains focused on now-routine cybercrime such as denial of service attacks and hacks to the systems of large brands, network security, and signalling security in particular,

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Is data a valuable asset or a business risk? – Part three

In the third of a four-part series of articles examining how data is a valuable asset as well as a business risk for organisations, Laurence Pitt, the director of security

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Is data a valuable asset or a business risk? – Part two

In the second of a four-part series of articles examining how data is a valuable asset as well as a business risk for organisations, Laurence Pitt, the director of security

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Is data a valuable asset or a business risk? – Part one

For communications service providers (CSPs), in common with all other organisations, the data they collect about their customers, their habits and preferences is a hugely valuable resource which can be

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Why parental controls are a vital opportunity for European telecoms

What will tomorrow’s digital landscape look like? That question has always been difficult to answer, but even the most devoted future-gazers are struggling to address it today, writes Rafael Laguna,

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Black Hat 2017 attendees describe how cybercrime continues unabated while enterprises’ defences remain ill-prepared

Lastline, Inc, the provider of advanced malware protection, released results of a survey that underscores how cybercrime continues to plague organisations. The survey of 134 Black Hat USA 2017 attendees found

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Telcos to dominate the security market in the next decade

The world has never been more dependent on the internet. The time is ripe for telecoms companies to cement their role as the gatekeepers of its ever-growing digital services, writes

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Fight against cybercrime shows wins and losses in 2017 Trustwave global security report

Trustwave has released the 2017 Trustwave Global Security Report which reveals the top cybercrime, data breach and security threat trends from 2016.

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How cryptocurrencies have aided cyber-criminals using ransomware

Every year, online crime increases its share of the total crime being committed. Last year, The National Crime Agency (NCA) Cyber Crime Assessment 2016 report stated that cybercrime accounted for

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Europe’s telcos join forces to combat cyber crime twith better data exchange

ETIS, the global association for telecommunications has joined forces with Proximus, KPN, Swisscom and A1 Telekom Austria, in an initiative to professionalise the exchange of cyber threat intelligence among European

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