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Spotlight Podcast: How DU Telecom Manages Digital Transformation Risk

The Security Ledger

In this Spotlight* podcast, Sayed Wajahat Ali the Senior Director of Security Risk Management at DU TELECOM in the UAE joins us to talk about how digital transformation is shaking up the once-staid telecommunications industry and how his company is staying on top of both the risks and opportunities created by digital transformation.

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Podcast Episode 122: will 5G increase Internet of Things Risk?

The Security Ledger

Telecommunications firms like to talk up all the great things that so-called 5G cellular networks will bring to smart phones. But what new kinds of Internet of Things use cases may become possible? Telecommunications firms like to talk up all the great things that so-called 5G cellular networks will bring to smart phones.

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Section 889: the US Regulation that extends far beyond the US

IT Security Guru

With the world constantly developing and undergoing digital transformation, the devices we all rely on for both our personal and work lives are increasingly manufactured in countries considered potentially or even actively hostile toward our national interests. There is no specific requirement in regards to connectivity.

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How a Common API Vulnerability Might Have Cost Telco Optus $1 Million

Security Boulevard

Optus, the second-largest telecommunications company in Australia, has experienced an API security incident – and it might come with a $1 million price tag. Like organizations in many other industries, Telcos and ISPs have begun to broadly adopt APIs to drive digital transformation initiatives. What Steps Telcos Should Take.

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Reassessing cyberwarfare. Lessons learned in 2022

SecureList

According to the same article, another such attack took place in the late 1990s when the American military attacked a Serbian telecommunications network. The Viasat “cyberevent” On the 24 th of February , Europeans who relied on the ViaSat-owned “ KA-SAT ” satellite faced major Internet access disruptions.

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2023 Cyber Threat Predictions

Digital Shadows

Hosting content on this portion of the internet does however come with challenges for the extortion groups, with internet speeds capped and only individuals with dedicated software—such as the Onion Router (ToR)—capable of accessing breached data.

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Key Cybersecurity Trends for 2024: My Predictions

Jane Frankland

Digital Transformation In 2024, several trends are expected to shape the landscape of digital transformation. which already account for 73% of Internet traffic will surge. Here are my predictions for 2024. Bad Bots (fake account creation, account takeovers, scraping, account management, and in-product abuse, etc.)