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TELECOM
SECURITY INDIA 2002 The worldwide growth of telecommunication networks, as well as their integration with other open-network technologies such as the internet has lead to universal connectivity increase and made available new network services. Security in telecommunication networks has become a major concern in national and international level, since traditional and new security threats have to be dealt in a very large scale networks. Programs and data can be secured by issuing identification numbers and passwords to authorized users. However, systems programmers, or other technically competent individuals, will ultimately have access to these codes. In addition, the password only validates that a correct number has been entered, not that it the actual person. Using biometrics techniques (fingerprints, eyes, voice, etc.) is a more secure method. Although precautions
can be taken to detect an unauthorized user, it is extremely difficult
to determine if a valid user is purposefully doing something malicious.
Someone may have valid access to an account for updating, but determining
whether phony numbers are entered requires more processing. The
bottom line is that effective security measures are always a balance
between technology and personnel management. |
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