Telecom

Arguing Against CALEA

| | CALEA, Cybersecurity, eavesdropping, national security policy, Telecom, Uncategorized
At a Congressional hearing earlier this week, Matt Blaze made the point that CALEA, the 1994 law that forces telecoms to make phone calls wiretappable, is outdated in today’s threat environment and ...
Schneier on Security
telecom, telecommunications, cybersecurity, collaboration telecom, threat actors

Cybersecurity Challenges in the Telecom Sector: Protecting Data and Infrastructure 

| | Cybersecurity, Telecom
The telecommunications sector is the backbone of many processes in life and business and must improve its cybersecurity posture ...
Security Boulevard
An old-school telephone, the like of which Millenials have never seen. Also: Get off my lawn.

FCC: Phone Network Bugs Must Be Fixed — But are SS7/Diameter Beyond Repair?

| | Big Telecom, carrier, Carriers, Diameter, digital telecom, fcc, FCC Failures, FCC Follies, FCC privacy rules, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Government, Location, location access risks, location data, Location data privacy, location history, location intelligence, location privacy, location sharing location tracking, location tracking, mobile carrier, mobile carrier vulnerability, Mobile carriers, Mobile Location Tracking, Mobile Tracking, Phone Carrier, RADIUS, roaming, Ron Wyden, SB Blogwatch, Sen. Ron Wyden, Smartphone Location Tracking, ss7, telco, Telecom, Telecom Cybersecurity, Telecom Industry, Telecom Industry Vulnerabilities, telecommunications, Telecommunications Security, telephone, telephones, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, wireless carrier
Fast enough for government work: The Federal Communications Commission is finally minded to do something about decades-old vulnerabilities ...
Security Boulevard
network, security, network BlackBerry digital workplace SASE network Palo Alto Networks HashiCorp

Protecting a Network Without Concrete Boundaries

| | Cloud, Communication Service Provider, csp, microservice, security, Teleco, Telecom
Communication service providers (CSPs) are required to invest more time, money and resources in security to build “digital trust” with their customers, especially as the openness of 5G environments and complexity of ...
Security Boulevard
telecom, telecommunications, cybersecurity, collaboration telecom, threat actors

Why the Telecom Industry Must Prioritize Cybersecurity

| | 5G, Cybersecurity, Telecom, telecommunications
Increasing competition within the broadband market, multi-access edge computing and private cellular networks and the demand for cybersecurity risk management in the 5G era are gaining momentum in telecommunications. As a result, ...
Security Boulevard
CSPs reveal what’s really happening with 5G

CSPs reveal what’s really happening with 5G

| | 5G, actionable intelligence, Cloud, Communication Service Provider, Connected Cars, Content Delivery, csp, CSPs, Cybersecurity, Internet of things, Mobile, Mobile Security, Network Security, Network Virtualization, Network Visibility & Control, QoE, Quality of Experience, Service Providers, telcom, Telecom, Traffic Management
Over the years, the team here at Allot has amassed quite a library of Telco Trends Reports, which we publish as important developments occur within the industry. Our latest report dives in ...
| Allot Blog
How Chinese hackers managed to breach major telcos and lessons from the episode

How Chinese hackers managed to breach major telcos and lessons from the episode

| | Cyber Security, FEATURED, Telecom
Chinese threat actors have managed to break into multiple telecommunications giants across the world in a campaign drive lasting over two years as per reports. The hacker groups behind the episode managed ...
Sectrio
Do we really need 5G?

Do we really need 5G?

| | 5G, Communication Service Provider, csp, CSPs, Mobile, Service Providers, telcom, Telecom
As I mentioned in a previous blog post, 4G is really pretty good. It makes quite a few useful things possible: fast general Internet access (on the order of DSL) download and ...
| Allot Blog
Why is 5G called 5G?

Why is 5G called 5G?

| | 5G, Communication Service Provider, csp, CSPs, Mobile, Service Providers, telcom, Telecom
I know you’ve probably heard a lot about 5G already. But, did you ever actually stop for a moment to consider the simple question – why is it called 5G? Simply put, ...
Allot's Network Security & IoT Blog for CSPs & Enterprises
The power of real-time capabilities for communication service providers

The power of real-time capabilities for communication service providers

| | 5G, Allot Secure, analytics, BusinessSecure, Closed Loop Automation, Communication Service Provider, csp, CSPs, cyber attacks, cyber defense, Cyber Security, Cyber-attack, cybercrime, cybercriminals, Cybersecurity, cyberthreats, ddos, DDoS Security, End-point Security, enterprise, home security, HomeSecure, internet security, ISP, Malware, Mobile, Mobile Security, Network Security, Network Visibility & Control, Policy and Charging, QoE, Quality of Experience, security, Security as a Service, Service Providers, SMB Security, telcom, Telecom, Traffic Management
A colleague of mine recently alerted me to a white paper she read about the competitive advantage of real-time. The concept of “real-time” remains a hot topic, and I can appreciate the ...
Allot's Network Security & IoT Blog for CSPs & Enterprises
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