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Code is the foundation for every piece of technology, from smartphones to industrial robots to the networks that connect them. That also makes it the foundation for every application, business process and services that uses those technologies. Hackers recognize this fact and leverage it. A recent, high-profile example is the attack on FireEye that used multiple trojanized updates to SolarWind’s Orion software. By targeting software providers, the hackers were able to install back doors into…

Register caller, the nation's new telephone registry from CTIA and iconectiv helps call centers and enterprises mitigate robocalls and increase their call answer rates. This energy session we'll discuss the registered caller and centralized telephone number registry and how it helps maintain the integrity of one of our most important methods of communication, that's voice calls that by providing voice service providers with verified caller information On this session is Andrew Jersey, he's a…

Multi-access edge computing (MEC), virtualized network function (VNF) and 5G give service providers powerful new ways to maximize scalability, flexibility and operational efficiency while enabling new services and revenue streams. However, to capitalize on those opportunities, service providers first must have a highly accurate, industry-standard way to identify and manage all of their infrastructure, including their physical and virtual assets. Those capabilities enable them to quickly…

Jeremy Cowan, Vanilla Plus: Robocalling is a global problem that affects every person. What are some of the current processes being implemented to mitigate this? Michael O’Brien, iconectiv: Robocalling is a global epidemic that affects every corner of the world. In 2020, North America and Europe received a total of 157.4 billion robocalls. This year, American consumers alone have received nearly 22 billion in the first five months, with this number expected to reach more than 52 billion by…

The industry-led Secure Telephone Identity Governance Authority (STI-GA) today announced two policy changes in the SHAKEN ecosystem. The set of first policy changes will allow delegate certificates to be used by third-party callers as well as companies originating calls from toll-free numbers to also provide SHAKEN authentication. With the STIR/SHAKEN protocol, a call is given the top level of attestation (A-level) only if the service provider signing the call can attest to the customer’s…

Legitimate businesses that rely on voice calls to reach their customers got a much-needed boost this week following the announcement by the Secure Telephone Identity Governance Authority (STI-GA) that they are expanding the way in which trusted caller information can be established. This new policy change, announced July 26, expands the SHAKEN (Signature-based Handling of Asserted information using tokens) protocol to support the use of Delegate Certificates by voice service providers when…

Legitimate businesses that rely on voice calls to reach their customers got a much-needed boost this week following the announcement by the Secure Telephone Identity Governance Authority (STI-GA) that they are expanding the way in which trusted caller information can be established. This new policy change, announced July 26, expands the SHAKEN (Signature-based Handling of Asserted information using tokens) protocol to support the use of Delegate Certificates by voice service providers when…