Michael Downs, Director of Telecoms Security, speaks with Don Witt of the Channel Daily News, a TR publication about the transition away from Huawei. Listen is as Michael answers the following questions and more: How do you see the UK’s ban on Huawei equipment affecting the telecoms industry? Some may think this decision can be solved by simply swapping out for an alternative vendor, but you don’t believe it will be that easy. Why, and what all do you see it entailing? What does this mean for the 5G testing that has already been performed, and will that process need to be started over again? Approximately how long could that take? How do you see it affecting UK’s 5G infrastructure in the long term? And could it also have an effect on older mobile networks? Michael Downs Positive Technologies (https://positive-tech.com/) is a global cybersecurity company that has pioneered research into telecoms security, discovering over 50 methods for exploiting telecoms vulnerabilities and dozens of zero-day flaws in telecoms systems. Through its work simulating the actions of would-be attackers to help network operators protect their subscribers and services, it was the first to discover security issues associated with communications protocol, Signaling Systems 7 (SS7), which can be exploited to remotely intercept phone calls and bypass 2-factor authentication for access to social media profiles. The company's testing has repeatedly shown that exploits—including signaling fraud attacks, customer data theft, and SMS interception—are still possible on all tested networks despite advances in LTE and 5G. Operators working with Positive Technologies include O2, Telecom Italia Sparkle, VimpelCom (VEON), Ooredoo, Etisalat, Sky Mobile, SK Telecom, Wind Tre, Tele2, Telcel, Turkcell. Its flagship Telecom Cybersecurity Suite enables network. For more information, go to: https://positive-tech.com/
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