Preface Unfortunately FC has a family issue, one we all face in our lives. He and his wife are in the UK for that. We wish them the best of strength. His email came in after midnight. Given we were all meeting that day, we decided to discuss the analysis of the SKT hack published … Continue reading SKT Hack Debrief
<Reader note, this is a long note. My hope is the executive teams of some telcos investigate what is going on with their industry fora. The fora are not acting in the best interests of their customers or investors.> June was the month of TADHack, we had two wonderfully diverse innovation events thanks to Telnyx … Continue reading TADHack 2025. Why does Telecoms Service Innovation feel like an Oxymoron? Because the Web won, and telecoms has not caught up!
Introduction In this session we discuss with Kevin: Back in November last year (2024) Kevin and I discussed, “Is Security in Programmable Communications ready for the post Quantum Era?” Since then, quantum computing has rapidly become mainstream, with announcements from Google, Microsoft, and trials between carriers and their technology partners. In addition, the world has … Continue reading TADSummit online Conference, Cavero Quantum Update Symmetrikey, Kevin Graham
Meet the developers You can see all the hacks and winners here. It’s been a hectic week, yet we managed to gather a few interviews with developers so you can witness firsthand the diversity, maturity, and talent available for your projects and internships. If you have an internship or project need on vCon, vCon TADHack … Continue reading TADSummit online Conference, vCon TADHack, meet the developers
A subtitle for this session could be Flat Rate Continuous Authentication, but more on that later. IPification was launched in 2017. Missing the initial bubble-burst cycle of mobile connect. I realized that we’ve been discussing MobileConnect at TADSummit since 2014. With a presentation from George Held, VP Commerce, Etisalat Group and Frans De Rooij, Strategic … Continue reading TADSummit online Conference, Truth in Identity Verification, Stefan Kostic, IPification
It’s the early summer conference season, when Camara like OneAPI did in the past, gather the old-boys to sing from the same hymn sheet. Telecom APIs are a high data topic, we should focus on facts not belief. For those that do not know me, I’ve run TADHack since 2014, the largest, longest running hackathon focused … Continue reading Choose Rational Thought over Belief in Telecom APIs
I’ve been following the work of Dmitry Kurbatov, SecurityGen CTO, for some time. SecurityGen is a global cybersecurity firm focused on telecom security. Providing automation and offensive testing for mobile operators. SecurityGen, understand that while network owners must and will use telecom technology to deliver value, they must be able to do so without compromising … Continue reading TADSummit online Conference, Telecom CyberSecurity, Dmitry Kurbatov.
We had a last minute schedule change, and Bohdan was willing to jump in at the last minute. This session is based on the conversation we were having about RCS security, as the schedule problem arose. There is a mixed reaction to RCS, and has little to do with the technology, rather the unthinking hype. … Continue reading TADSummit online Conference, RCS Security, Bohdan Hopanchuk
With ICA, they’re not just enhancing telecommunication security; they’re creating a future where communication is smarter, safer, and more efficient for everyone. Michael was in Uganda for this session, while the troublesome Zoom link was with Long Island, go figure. Michael, like most of us, is frustrated with the degradation of the PSTN. This frustration … Continue reading TADSummit online Conference, ICA, Intelligent Communications Assistant, Introduction, Michael Gough