It’s become a mundane fact of life that there is a growing threat to privacy and business continuity - and ultimately to public order and human life – posed by three widespread abuses of Information and Communications Technology (ICT). These abuses consist of the unauthorized use of private customer data; the use of technology in support of physical-world criminal and terrorist activity; and global cybercrime.
Key Messages:
- Telco security professionals should look for the opportunities arising from greater engagement by governments around the world in cyber-security and telco security.
- Upper management and the Board of Directors in an operator often need more than generic, non-binding, industry-wide guidelines to sign off on security spending.
- Working with industry associations, national cyber-security agencies can be key in helping telco security professionals achieve their goals.
- An example of national cyber-security agencies making a powerful contribution is in making the case for investment in signalling firewalls.
