Spanish mobile industry to launch online anti-fraud and identity services through GSMA Open Gateway Initiative
UK government urges businesses to ‘ toughen up ’ cybersecurity
CISO news
Spanish mobile industry to launch online anti-fraud and identity services through GSMA Open Gateway Initiative
pain ’ s leading mobile operators Orange , Telefonica and Vodafone have announced the launch of two new services
S designed to help developers tackle online fraud and protect the digital identities of mobile customers .
As part of the global GSMA Open Gateway initiative , the operators have announced the launch of two network API ( Application Programmable Interface ) services focused on improving digital security : Number Verification and SIM Swap .
These APIs will allow developer teams and partners to create new intelligent layers of customer authentication , verification and security within mobile phone networks . This will help businesses tackle identity fraud by enhancing user authentication and improving security .
Juan Reyero Montes , Enterprise Marketing Director , Orange Spain , said : “ The launch of these two new APIs onto the Spanish market , addressing key use cases around fraud , aptly demonstrates the value that Orange and our partner operators can bring , utilising our network capabilities to improve the security of transactions whilst enhancing the user experience for customers through seamless authentication .
“ Furthermore , this represents an important step for Orange on the path to delivering on the promise of Open Gateway , of simple , developer-friendly APIs with an initial commercial availability at this scale . Orange has been an early supporter and contributor to CAMARA and Open Gateway . Developers can engage with Orange and test all new APIs via the Orange Developer portal to explore new use cases leveraging network capabilities and bringing innovation towards the end-user .”
UK government urges businesses to ‘ toughen up ’ cybersecurity
T he UK government has launched a draft Code of Practice on cybersecurity governance that will help directors and senior leaders shore up their defences from cyberthreats .
Aimed at executive and non-executive directors and other senior leaders , the measures look to establish cybersecurity issues as a key focus for businesses , prioritising skills and awareness training . It has also invited businesses of all sizes from all sectors to share their
opinions on the draft Code as part of a ‘ call for views ’ to help shape future cybersecurity policy in the UK .
Kevin Curran , IEEE Senior Member and Professor of Cybersecurity at Ulster University , said : “ The threat landscape is constantly evolving , so organisations need to keep pace and ensure that they are regularly reviewing and upgrading their defences . Some approaches that worked just a few years ago are now obsolete and attackers change their profile far quicker now , so it is incredibly difficult to identify which packet requests are nefarious .
“ Companies should try to deal with DDoS traffic on the Edge of their network immediately and employ the latest tools such as AI , which can help with reactive misuse , anomaly detection and network profiling techniques .
“ Moving forwards , senior management must have a more holistic understanding and approach to cybersecurity and IT departments must be able to maintain proficient security protocols or policies for years to come . Inevitably , this means increasing the amount of IT security staff and ensuring all staff are sufficiently trained , even if just in basic cyberskills .”
WWW . INTELLIGENTCISO . COM 9