Secure Your Data
summary
Global SS7 signaling lacks authentication so anyone with network access can map a phone number to cell-tower locations and build near–real-time movement profiles — the demo samples hourly but can poll every minute — can reroute calls, intercept SMS OTPs, or even activate phone GPS remotely. Operators already detect systematic tracking. DARPA pursues provable-security real‑time OS work replacing ~60% of code, binary diversity to stop mass exploits, a $9M automated defense challenge, and a MEMEX crawler that finds phone‑number clusters leading to 26 indictments and one conviction.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Introduction to the panel
- 3:24SS7 network vulnerabilities
- 14:05Evolution of phone hacking
- 16:02DARPA's cyber security vision
- 25:42Data sovereignty and privacy
- 34:55Memex and human trafficking
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