Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 37 | Page 25

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TRENDING NOKIA: PROTECTING TELCOS FROM CYBERTHREATS WITH MODERN APPROACHES With telcos possessing valuable assets as well as being the spine of national communications they are under increasing threat from cybercriminals, Nokia offers them a range of solutions to ensure their security. Moiz Baig, Security Solutions at Nokia MEA, discusses with Intelligent CIO in detail how telcos can protect their networks and subscribers from potential security threats. W Nokia´s ACTIVE Security to modernise Telco’s security architecture with SOAR www.intelligentcio.com ith telcos possessing vast amounts of Personal Identifiable Information (PII) and as the telco networks are the spine of national communications, they are an increasingly attractive target for cybercriminals. In fact, the most attractive assets a telco possesses include user devices, network elements and high-value data. The traditional threat mitigation approach is largely based on manual processes with a fragmented security management system. What is needed is an expanded telco specific security management solution with security orchestration, analytics and response (SOAR) which would support workflow management, automation and reporting. This would enable security operations teams to move towards automation, help with prioritisation and better business decision making. INTELLIGENTCIO 25