Fraud and Security
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A former US telecom and IT worker was sentenced to four years in prison for passing on information about Chinese dissidents to the Chinese government. -
US security agencies claim Chinese-affiliated hackers are conducting a “broad and significant cyber espionage campaign” against US telco operators.
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EU cybersecurity experts conducted a series of exercises to test the bloc’s preparedness for large-scale cyber crises.
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Social media app TikTok has said it will fight an order by the Canadian government to cease operations in the country over national security concerns.
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Meta is making its Llama family of AI language models available to US government and defence agencies to power security-related AI applications.
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Google Cloud announced it will make multi-factor authentication (MFA) mandatory for all users of its cloud services.
Forthcoming events
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The world's largest MVNO is investing £250 million to expand its reach into new markets and develop new technology.
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Palo Alto Networks confirms the launch of Prisma SASE, combining Prisma Access and Prisma SD-WAN into an integrated cloud-delivered service.
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Capacity’s Alan Burkitt-Gray of Capacity TV speaks to Catherine Hemingray, Global Account Director and Ljubica Draskic, Head of Sales and New Business Development from Smart CIC and they share their insight in connectivity, low latency routes and the products Smart CIC can offer.
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Automated networks have been talked about for a long time but only now are they starting to enable new services and opportunities for carriers to generate revenue. The delay has been because of the sheer complexity of achieving automation across the entire business process, writes George Malim.
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SMS fraud is on the rise and it’s undermining one of the most impactful channels for B2C communication. Nicky Peshwani, VP, carrier and messaging business, Bankai Group, tells Melanie Mingas how AI is tackling the scourge
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As telcos refine their procurement processes, automation is taking on new importance. Ahead of her day three session, Ruth Welter, VP of global strategic alliances at Colt Technology Services, tells Melanie Mingas what’s happening
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Nikki Popoola isn’t just director of sales for West Africa at WIOCC; she’s also a respected female executive and single parent. Here she shares her story, and her observations, on diversity
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The merged Virgin Media O2 operator in the UK has been showing off 5G-connected drones that are designed to be used by emergency services.
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Claiming the title of the world’s only off-grid edge data centre operator, Edge Centres is seeking approval for its first facility in Bendigo, Australia.
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Natalie Bannerman speaks to president of Telstra Americas Nicholas Collins about the company’s planned expansion and how it is putting people and customers at the heart of the process.
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Our world is digital first, real time and super-fast. However, this new age requires a multi-approach to the experience-driven digital economy to deliver the ultimate benefits to businesses and users.
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South Korean telco KT Corp (KT) has completed the acquisition of Epsilon Telecommunications (Epsilon) for $145 million (KRW 170 billion).
