Hacking Pays

“Europe and specifically Germany are leading drivers for the highest standards of telco security and privacy protection,” Hermann Rodler, managing director of Nokia in Germany said. “This in conjunction with our security expertise and significant R&D footprint in Germany makes Berlin a natural choice for us. We want to engage in a dialog with the telco security community and contribute our broad experience in protecting Mobile Broadband networks. In the Mobile Broadband Security Center, we will leverage our existing expertise and our partner ecosystem in order to increase end-to-end security in mobile broadband today and drive forward 5G security concepts and standardization.”

As the industry gears up for all-out combat against the hackers and would-be espionage aficionados, it's important to remember that the industry is also getting much better at recognizing when a security breach occurs. Threats are coming from all sides, and it's not terribly realistic to think that it will ever be possible to stop each and every one of them.   

Verizon's security expert Gomes makes a few recommendations for C-level Management to help deal with the threat onslaught. First, she says organizations need to assess their appetite for risk and “make informed decisions".  She adds that “doing routine things routinely” regarding security systems already in place will save a lot of trouble. Essentially, put security in place and follow protocols. 

The hackers are winning, but the industry is fighting back. From more sensitive detection to meaningful collaboration the time has come for the good guys to get as aggressive as the bad actors. It's a start. Stay tuned and watch this space as the story develops.