2017-03-21

GSMK presents field report from the front lines of mobile security at TROOPERS’ Telco Security Day 2017 on March 21, 2017

At Telco Security Day 2017, an industry gathering bringing together researchers, vendors and practitioners from the telecommunications and mobile security field in Heidelberg, Germany, GSMK presented a talk summarizing over three years of real-world operational experience with the GSMK Overwatch® system for the distributed, automated, large-scale detection of rogue base stations. The talk highlighted effective techniques for automated detection, localization, alarming and neutralization of active attacks on mobile communications emanating from rogue base stations, as well as insights into the types of attacks observed, and pitfalls and regional and national peculiarities to watch out for. If you are a mobile network operator and were unable to make it to Telco Security Day, contact us to discuss the insights presented in Heidelberg.