Mobile network signaling solutions provider, Xura, Monday announced the availability of its Signaling Fraud Management System, designed to protect mobile operators' signaling networks from sophisticated exploits and security threats. The solution is designed to provide mobile operators with advanced, real-time detection of malicious traffic alongside smart prevention mechanisms.
Xura said that the topographically independent solution provides 360-degree security and privacy protection, addressing many types of signalling network attacks. According to Xura, the solution integrates easily into any signaling network, and is secured by Xura's heuristics engine that screens and performs validation across all levels of the network protocol stack, addressing today's threats and those that are yet to come.
In addition, with its own Diameter and SIP stack embedded into its solutions, the Xura Signaling Fraud Management System can ensure secure continuity, even in the design stage, across all signalling networks including Evolved Packet Core and IMS (LTE and 5G), preventing a broad spectrum of threats, said the company.
Jim Saunders, EVP Digital Communication at Xura
For the mobile operator, signaling is the central nervous system of their network with mission-critical, real-time data on subscriber identity, status, location, technology and servicing elements. Because of weaknesses in the current signaling protocols (SS7, Diameter, SIP), they are open to exploitation and prone to attack from hackers who can expose mobile subscriber's data and violate privacy by stealing money, listening to conversations, monitoring messages, manipulating data, and generally disrupting services.
