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BAS3: Challenges in (Wireless) Comms Security

Endorsed by CTIA

TIme: Thursday 6 April - 9:00 - 10:30
Room: N232

Organiser /Panel Chair: Greg Tarr, Founder/CEO, SecureMobile and Partner CrossPacific Capital

Panelists:
Kelly Williams, Executive Director Core Networks, Cingular USA
Gene Mclean, Vice President & Chief Security Officer , Telus, Canada
Hideo Okinaka, Technology Strategy, KDDI VP/GM, Japan
Tony Mccarthy, Director Wireless Technology Network Development, Bell Canada, Canada
Bala Subramanian, Director Data Systems Engineering, T-Mobile, USA

Mobile Security is becoming one of the leading issues with operators reporting viruses, worms, D-dos attacks. Other security issues have only been talked about privately as the Mobile world becomes as open as the internet. Operators are just coming to grips with how to organize and coordinate their efforts internally as some opcos have almost 5 groups looking at Mobile Security (Handsets, Core Networks, Applications, Operations and Technology Strategy/Planning) with very few Chief Security officers coordinating group activities at mobile operators.

In addition, as new higher speed technology like HSDPA and EVDO rolls out with new platforms like IMS/MMD and the emerging FMC (Fixed Mobile Convergence) trends, there are a host of unanswered questions on the impact and new security issues on the horizon.

Our esteemed global panel will tackle the issues one by one and tell us what are the real security problems and the overhyped security issues. In addition, they will discuss the next generation security threats. They will also discuss how they are organizing internally so other CTO's and senior management from Mobile Operators can take away some good ideas to put to use.

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