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The Car Connectivity Consortium announced that its CCC Digital Key Release 3.0 specification is finalized and now available to CCC members. "The CCC Digital Key already enables your mobile device to be used as a key for your vehicle," said Daniel Knobloch, president, CCC. "With the CCC Digital Key Release 3, the user experience just got even better. The combination of Ultra Wideband and Bluetooth Low Energy will allow you to leave your mobile device in your bag or pocket when approaching to unlock and start your vehicle - making Digital Key even more convenient."
Mint Mobile has disclosed a data breach after an unauthorized person gained access to subscribers' account information and ported phone numbers to another carrier. According to the data breach notification email sent to affected subscribers this weekend, between June 8th and June 10th, a threat actor ported the phone numbers for a "Small" number of Mint Mobile subscribers to another carrier without authorization.
AdaptiveMobile Security announced a new trio of interconnected 5G security platforms that allows carriers to protect against internal and external security threats to their 5G infrastructure. 5G networks must therefore be secured at the interconnects with external networks and systems deployed to prevent nation state adversaries and criminal organizations using other perceived 'trusted' networks to execute missions against an operator's 5G infrastructure.
Thales announces a new voice biometric solution which is part of Thales Trusted Digital Identity Service Platform for onboarding and authentication. It meets the growing demand from mobile operator call centres to fight identity fraud whilst providing a seamless customer experience.
Zimperium has broadened its portfolio of mobile application protection solutions by acquiring whiteCryption. Zimperium will continue to support current whiteCryption customers and will integrate whiteCryption's solutions into Zimperium's Mobile Application Protection Suite, creating the world's most advanced mobile application protection solution.
Jack Wallen explains how to protect your web browsing from supercookies with Firefox's new privacy feature.
In an almost exclusively mobile world and the increased usage of mobile devices to access corporate data, cybercriminals started taking advantage of the vulnerability of such devices. To select a suitable mobile threat defense solution for your business, you need to think about a variety of factors.
In the 5G era, and a rapidly changing digital landscape, operators could broaden their security credentials with partners as they look to deliver on their desire to secure private networks. 45% of operators consider it extremely important to invest in security to achieve long-term enterprise revenue goals.
Thales is playing a key role in the end-to-end cloud-native mobile network, operated by Rakuten Mobile, a dynamic entrant into the Japanese market. Thales' eSIM technology also plays a key role in the development of Rakuten Mobile's innovative 4G and 5G smartphones.
BioConnect announced a collaboration with HID Global to bring authentication to its HID Mobile Access solution alongside a mobile survey option for wellness declaration for employee health status and activity logging. BioConnect expands the options for HID Mobile Access users with enterprise issued biometrics or multi-factor authentication right from their mobile device with the BioConnect Mobile Authenticator to meet new and more stringent compliance requirements.