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U.S. prohibits telecom companies to buy foreign technology

The administration of President Donald Trump has banned telecommunications companies operating in the U.S. from using technology and devices developed in some foreign countries after considering that some of these products represent a serious national security risk, report specialists in cybersecurity. This prohibition applies to purchases by U.S. companies in the future, although the cybersecurity […]

Ethical hacker faces prison time for exposing vulnerabilities in a telecom company

The company considers that the defendant exceeded the limits of the ethical hacking labor The Hungarian authorities are investigating an ethical hacker who discovered a critical vulnerability in the systems of telecommunication company Magyar Telekom at the beginning of last year. According network security specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security, the company would […]

Telecom companies are selling user’s location data again

The main telecommunications companies in the U.S. pledged to stop selling their customer data, which has not happened yet Reports of cybersecurity and digital forensics experts from the International Institute of Cyber Security say that Ron Wyden, U.S. Senator, is promoting a campaign in the U.S. Congress to draft a law against the sale of […]

Threat intelligence report for the telecommunications industry

The telecommunications industry keeps the world connected. Telecoms providers build, operate and manage the complex network infrastructures used for voice and data transmission – and they communicate and store vast amounts of sensitive data. This makes them a top target for cyber-attack. According to PwC’s Global State of Information Security, 2016, IT security incidents in […]