News tagged: Positive Technologies

14 June, 2018

Testing shows all 4G networks vulnerable to denial of service attacks, reports Positive Technologies

According to a report by Positive Technologies, flaws in the Diameter protocol can be used by an attacker to deprive subscribers of the high speeds and superior quality promised by 4G operators. In the case of many 4G-enabled devices—such as pipeline safety sensors and gas leak detectors (more…)

26 October, 2017

Don’t let software chew a dangerous hole in next generation networks and the IoT

Once deployed, the business of managing mobile networks used to be relatively straightforward. Voice and text had a certain predictability. Special events aside, usage of these two services would take place within a set of parameters that the forward-looking network ops team could estimate with sufficient accuracy to stop problems occurring. (more…)

11 October, 2017

Positive Technologies launches 4G and 5G security assessment service for mobile operators

Positive Technologies, which has performed audits of SS7 signaling networks since 2014, has launched PT Telecom Security Assessment to secure next-generation 4G and 5G networks. This new service will help telecom companies to stay safe from DoS attacks and billing fraud, (more…)

19 September, 2017

Vulnerabilities in mobile networks opens bitcoin wallets to hackers

Cryptocurrencies offer unprecedented transaction speeds and remittance security, but this is compromised by the weak security of digital wallets storing them. Positive Technologies has demonstrated an attack on a user account of Coinbase — one of the largest bitcoin exchanges in the world, (more…)

24 March, 2017

CSPs and IoT – Big challenge, big opportunity

The Internet of Things (IoT) industry means millions of objects will use networks to communicate with apps and services. Each one will demand bandwidth, security and quality of service commitments and while providing this will be a challenge, the proliferation of these connected devices is an opportunity communications service providers (CSPs) cannot ignore, writes Jonny Evans (more…)

30 November, 2016

Deutsche Telekom sees 900,000 routers go offline after possible failure of cyberattack

Almost 900,000 Deutsche Telekom customers were hit by network outages — an attack reportedly aimed at hijacking consumer routers, Reuters reported on Tuesday. (more…)

13 June, 2016

Real protection for the SS7 network

A recent article from security firm Positive Technologies has claimed the end-to-end encryption recently introduced by a number of chat apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram or Viber may actually be pointless. (more…)