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Leverage Group-IB dedicated solutions and services to deliver commercially viable experiences for your customers while maintaining the decent level of network security, customer protection, and service reliability.
Telecom providers tend to face an impressive number of business goals and respective difficulties. Indeed, it's a real challenge to assure the appropriate security and privacy levels, trusted communication for their customers, and seamless user experience despite ever-increasing data loads.
Telecommunications companies are highly attractive targets for all types of attackers, owing to the extensive amounts of private and confidential information they manage. Also, telecom networks can be exploited as backdoors to other organizations, especially those connected to critical infrastructure sectors like energy, transportation systems and other.
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Adjust your security posture with a second layer of solutions for detecting, hunting and responding to advanced cyber threats throughout the complex telecom environments. Group-IB Managed XDR combines advanced analytics to monitor for suspicious activities and respond to threats in real-time and ensures that threats are detected early and mitigated quickly.
Having an incident response retainer means having a dedicated team ready to jump into action when an attack is detected, ensuring a swift and effective response to mitigate damage and recover data. Group-IB Incident Response Retainer comprises a rapid SLA which is the best proactive solution that saves your time, money, and reputation.
Strengthening email security is a critical measure for telecom companies to prevent phishing and email-based attacks. Opt for the solution that also uses encryption to protect sensitive information for any amount of enterprise employees. Reduce the risk of breaches originating from email, the most common for cybercriminals and nation-state actors primary vector.
Security breaches can go unnoticed for months! It is a crucial security measure to identify cybersecurity gaps that could lead to incidents in the future and get strategic measures that will help mitigate them and fortify your cyber defences. Group-IB uncovers and analyzes advanced threats that evade the detection radars of conventional security solutions.
Utilize Group-IB Threat Intelligence to provide yourself with insights into the latest ransomware strains, breaches, vulnerabilities exploited in the wild, tailored intelligence for the telecome industry, and tactics used by attackers, helping organizations to proactively adjust their security measures and stay one step ahead of potential threats. Dig deeper into actionable reports and threat actor profiles to quickly spot the enemy and his methods.
Ensuring compliance with stringent data protection regulations and maintaining customer data privacy are key challenges. This challenge involves balancing regulatory standards, GDPR and legal requirements with adequate and complex data protection strategies.
records were affected of Airtel's customers in 2019
Assess adherence to data protection laws and pinpoint gaps in privacy and security measures, guiding enhancements to align with legal standards. This process ensures customer data is handled securely, balancing the need for robust data protection with regulatory compliance.
Monitor and manage digital threats effectively with oversight of the company’s digital footprint, including online brand presence, social media, and digital assets. Monitoring for impersonation attempts, phishing campaigns, and other forms of digital fraud that could target the company or its customers helps in safeguarding the reputation and your clients trust.
Take your infrastructure to thorough check that ensures adherence to strict data protection laws, safeguarding customer privacy. Revealing vulnerabilities early aids in developing robust data protection strategies without compromising regulatory compliance.
Attack Surface Management solutions provide telecom companies with comprehensive visibility into their external digital assets, like IP addresses, domains, and exposed services. This helps in identifying vulnerabilities and exposures in the attack surface, crucial for preventing external cyber threats and securing customer data.
By identifying abnormal behavior patterns indicative of fraud, telecom operator proactively prevents fraudulent activities. This capability is crucial in safeguarding sensitive customer information as it reduces the need for extra transaction verifications and mitigates fraud consequences, enhancing overall data security and aiding in regulatory compliance.
SOCs struggle with understanding threats, such as identifying IP addresses, malware families, or system owners. Addressing this involves setting up a threat intelligence program, using asset management solutions, conducting system owner interviews, and applying vulnerability and attack surface management tools to gain a comprehensive threat perspective.
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Understand the background and implications of security events, such as the origins of IP addresses, malware characteristics, and threat actors’ tactics. This enriched context is crucial for making informed decisions and tailoring the posture to specific threats, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of the SOC’s security measures.
Group-IB Threat Hunting and Threat Intelligence courses can empower your team with the skills to identify and mitigate all threats proactively. These courses enhance analysts’ ability to understand attacker TTPs (tactics, techniques, and procedures), improving the organization’s resilience and significantly reducing the risk of successful attacks.
It doesn’t matter if it is hardware, software, or network components. They provide crucial context by linking security alerts to specific assets, thereby aiding in understanding the potential impact. Effective asset management ensures that security measures are accurately targeted and that resources are allocated efficiently in threat mitigation.
This process not only identifies vulnerabilities but also correlates them with potential external threats. Understanding these vulnerabilities in context allows the SOC to prioritize responses and strengthen defenses in the most critical areas, reducing the risk of exploitation by adversaries.
SOCs face staff shortages in roles like SOC managers, incident responders, and analysts. Addressing this requires regular training and education. Consulting services help in building SOC capabilities from scratch, focusing on personnel coaching, supported by process documentation and interactive workshops to enhance team competency.
of cyber professionals believe the skills gap has not improved over the past few years
This investment in knowledge ensures that all team members are equipped with the necessary tools and understanding to handle cyber threats and maintain the security of complex telecom networks. Group-IB programs cover everything from basic cybersecurity awareness to advanced technical skills, equipping staff and maintaining telecom network security.
Exercises simulate real-world attacks, challenging and testing the SOC team’s response capabilities. This hands-on approach helps in identifying potential security gaps, improving threat detection and response strategies and foster a deeper understanding of attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
SOC consulting provides invaluable support to telecom companies facing skill gaps in their security teams. They assist in developing and refining processes, and in training existing staff, thereby improving overall SOC efficiency. This approach not only enhances current capabilities but also prepares the SOC to face future challenges.
Utilize Group-IB Threat Intelligence to provide yourself with insights into the latest ransomware strains, breaches, vulnerabilities exploited in the wild, tailored intelligence for the telecom industry, and tactics used by attackers, helping organizations to proactively adjust their security measures and stay one step ahead of potential threats. Dig deeper into actionable reports and threat actor profiles to quickly spot the enemy and the methods.
Expanding attack surfaces, including cloud infrastructure and VPNs, challenge enterprise-wide visibility. Addressing this involves using attack surface management for external assets and establishing a vulnerability management service for internal assets, complemented by regular OSINT drills to understand public exposure and deter adversaries.
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ASM solutions provide telecom companies with comprehensive visibility into their external digital assets, like IP addresses, domains, and exposed services. This helps in identifying vulnerabilities and exposures in the attack surface, crucial for preventing external cyber threats and securing customer data.
In a telecom environment, NTA tools play a critical role by offering real-time monitoring and analysis of network traffic. This enhanced visibility into internal network activities helps in detecting anomalies, unauthorized access, and potential internal threats, ensuring robust network security.
This includes implementing strategies for comprehensive network monitoring, enhancing visibility across all system layers and touchpoints, and ensuring that security measures are aligned with the unique infrastructure and risk profile of the telecom sector.
Review the whole Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) process or start from the beginning and implement basic or advanced planning, collection, analysis, dissemination, feedback and RFI processes aligned with the unique infrastructure and risk profile of your organization.
The MSSP market is continiously booming, and it comes as no surprise. It’s a chance for information security and telecom companies to create new business opportunities and increase their revenue, all the while using high-performance products and solutions. Group-IB wants to take your security services to the next level with its MSSP&MDR Partner Program.
of all organizations will use MDR services by 2025
Achieve new levels of revenue growth by providing profitable and high-quality MDR service with the single vendor providing complete toolkit needed to enter class of MDR market. Build a profitable and high-quality MDR service from zero with all the required knowledge base from Group-IB.
Enrich your portfolio with high-quality cybersecurity services and unique security solutions. Get a scalable all-in-one product for threat intelligence, hunting and response to grow your market share by acquiring new customers and reducing capital expenses
Offer new value-added services to your end clients and grow new revenue streams. A new revenue flow based on expanding your portfolios and the geographic scope of high-performance services that perfect the experience for your end customers
Talk to our team of specialists that will be able to assess if and where we can help you protect your organisation against ever-evolving threats.
