A survey of 400 developers across key global markets by STL Partners highlights a significant disconnect between software developers and telecom network capabilities, with 55% not associating the term “network APIs” with telecom services. The survey reveals a need for better education regarding network APIs. The findings indicate that while developers often link network APIs … Read more
Feb 01, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Fraud Prevention U.S. and Dutch law enforcement agencies have announced that they have dismantled 39 domains and their associated servers as part of efforts to disrupt a network of online marketplaces originating from Pakistan. The action, which took place on January 29, 2025, has been codenamed Operation Heart Blocker. The … Read more
Companies in the Asia Pacific are increasingly seeing the importance of enabling consistent network operations and remote monitoring, with 66% of respondents in a recent poll underlining its crucial role in optimising smart high-tech manufacturing operations. According to Mark Verbloot, senior director of product, solutions and systems engineering for Asia Pacific Region at Aruba Networks, … Read more
Jan 24, 2025Ravie LakshmananTelecom Security / Vulnerability A group of academics has disclosed details of over 100 security vulnerabilities impacting LTE and 5G implementations that could be exploited by an attacker to disrupt access to service and even gain a foothold into the cellular core network. The 119 vulnerabilities, assigned 97 unique CVE identifiers, span … Read more
Jan 16, 2025Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Ransomware Cybersecurity researchers have detailed an attack that involved a threat actor utilizing a Python-based backdoor to maintain persistent access to compromised endpoints and then leveraged this access to deploy the RansomHub ransomware throughout the target network. According to GuidePoint Security, initial access is said to have been facilitated … Read more
