Network Behavior: Index

NuData Analyzes Behaviors to Stop Automated Fraud Attacks & Identify Fake Customers Inside the Firewall

April 2020

NuData Analyzes Behaviors to Stop Automated Fraud Attacks & Identify Fake Customers Inside the Firewall

interview with Robert Capps

A cybercrime expert examines the role of behavioral analysis and explains why it’s critical even when the device identity is known. He also explains how human-like automation is detected and why an analysis of browser level activity delivers an extra edge in identifying fraud attacks.

Metadata Toolkit: Mediating the IP Network in Support of Fresh Security Apps

September 2017

Metadata Toolkit: Mediating the IP Network in Support of Fresh Security Apps

interview with Bob Noel

Mediating the IP network has always been an issue due to its sheer complexity. But now a clever software supplier uses metadata to abstract network events and economically enable the development of near-real-time security apps.

A Big Win/Win: Protecting Mobile Users While Boosting Revenue

January 2016

A Big Win/Win: Protecting Mobile Users While Boosting Revenue

by Dan Baker

Increasingly mobile operators will turn to the cloud to find compelling services. This white paper explains the benefits of a cloud security service that detects and blocks malware.

LTE Monitoring: The Virtue of Combining Service and Security Assurance

September 2011

LTE Monitoring: The Virtue of Combining Service and Security Assurance

interview with James Heath & Steve Shalita

The arrival of LTE, the all-IP wireless standard, greatly complicates the guaranteee of service quality and security. This article details of the many challenge and reasons why additional investments will be required to remain secure. Fortunately a saving grace is proposed: a single Network Behavioral analysis (NBA) system for anomaly detection that serves the dual missions of service assurance and cybersecurity.

Recent Articles

An Easy-to-Deploy Fraud-Control Handshake for Voice Operators is Here: When Will it Takeoff? — interview with Vasily Birulin — Real-time sharing of signaling data between originating and terminating carriers delivers a fraud-watching handshake before a call starts and as long as the call is active.
Well done, Fraud Fighter. I Now Promote You to Superhero of Trusted Communications — interview with Peter Ford — A “trusted communications superhero” campaign raises awareness of several inter-related professions that protect digital engagement for telecoms, enterprises, and the public sector.
The Bite Group Teams with Elitnet to Deliver Advanced Wangiri and ML-based Fraud Control — interview with Jonas Milerius & Vidmantas Sablinskas — The Lithuania-based Bite Group has adopted Onyx, an ML- and rules-based off-the-shelf FMS from Elitnet. Bite’s head of fraud management and Elitnet’s solution architect discuss challenges and opportunities faced by small- to mid-sized MNOs as they implement and customize an affordable rules- and machine-learning-based FMS.
GCX Builds a Layer 1 Subsea OSS: Wavelengths to Data Centers and Persistent Edge Connectivity for Clouds — interview with Jim Fagan — A tutorial on the business of undersea cables and how edge computing, clouds, and a subsea software defined network (SDN) will work together to deliver connectivity and advanced IoT use cases such as the connected car.
Registered Caller: A Centralized Registry Service to Collect, Vet and Send Enterprise STIR/SHAKEN and Rich Call Data to Consumers — interview with George Cray & Tom Sawanobori — A fraud control solution vendor and national wireless association have teamed up to drive adoption of a new, central cloud service for enterprise vetting and validation to leverage STIR/SHAKEN info for telecoms in the U.S. market.
Special Report: The 2021 State of Communications-Related Fraud, Identity Theft & Consumer Protection in the USA — by Dan Baker — This 49-page free Report on communications-related fraud analyzes the FTC’s annual Sentinel consumer fraud statistics and provides a sweeping view of trends and problem areas. It also gives a cross-industry view of the practices and systems that enable fraud control, identity verification, and security in our “zero trust” digital world.
How HGC Global Communications Builds Integrated Fiber, Undersea & Platform Solutions for Southeast Asian ISPs & Content Providers — interview with Ravindran Mahalingam — The head of an international telecom division explains the challenges and opportunities faced by content providers, ISPs, gaming firms, and streaming firms. Learn about the market forces at play to win eyeballs in Southeast Asia and why partnering to deliver infrastructure and platform makes sense.
Tokopedia, Indonesia’s E-Commerce King, Partners with 11 Million Merchants; Adopts Multi-Cloud to Drive Innovation — interview with Warren Aw & Ryan de Melo — Indonesia’s Tokopedia, founded in 2009, has grown to become one of world’s leading e-commerce players. Read about its success, technology direction, and multi-cloud connectivity adoption.
An ASEAN Vision: Bring Telecom-Infrastructure Enabled Healthcare & Remote Doctor Access to Everyone — interview with Chern Chet — A medical doctor at the forefront of driving telecom connectivity enabled healthcare lays out his expansive and compelling vision of the key role 5G, clouds, mobility and AI connectivity play in serving the sick, the healthy, and those living in remote areas.
Bridge Alliance: Knocking Down Regional & Mobile Connectivity Barriers so Connected Car Markets Get Rolling in Asia — interview with Kwee Kchwee — The CEO of an Asian consortium of mobile operators explains how they help simplify and harmonize their members‘ operations in support of multi-national corporations. This integration is enabling two huge industries to come together in Asia: auto manufacturing and telco.
Subex’s New HyperSense AI-Platform Aims to Turn Telcos into Agile, Analytics-Driven Ubers and Rakutens — interview with Rohit Maheshwari — An expert explains why telcos must swiftly adopt the AI/analytics methods of hyperscaler firms. Giving telco examples where cross-company data sharing can make a difference, he explains the 12 key features of a new platform designed to deliver more agile and collaborative intelligence across a telco.
Epsilon’s Infiny NaaS Platform Brings Global Connection, Agility & Fast Provision for IoT, Clouds & Enterprises in Southeast Asia, China & Beyond — interview with Warren Aw — Network as a Service, powered by Software Defined Networks, are a faster, more agile, and more partner-friendly way of making data global connections. A leading NaaS provider explains the benefits for cloud apps, enterprise IT, and IoT.
PCCW Global: On Leveraging Global IoT Connectivity to Create Mission Critical Use Cases for Enterprises — interview with Craig Price — A leading wholesale executive explains the business challenges of the current global IoT scene as it spans many spheres: technical, political, marketing, and enterprise customer value creation.
Subex Explains its IoT Security Research Methods: From Malware & Coding Analysis to Distribution & Bad Actor Tracking — interview with Kiran Zachariah — IoT security trends and an inside-look how research and monitoring teams coordinate to deliver a full-service IoT and OT security program.