WAKEFIELD, Massachusetts,
July 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
Enhanced and integrated SS7
and Diameter signaling security solution
protects operators' networks, revenues and
subscribers from vulnerabilities and attacks
Xura, Inc. (NASDAQ: MESG), a leading provider of digital
communications services, today announces the latest enhancements to
its world-class signaling security solutions, providing operators
with the broadest, deepest and fastest response to controlling
vulnerabilities across any signaling network.
Challenges in SS7 signaling security are well publicized,
highlighting the potential risk posed to operators' networks, their
revenues and their subscribers. Similar vulnerabilities exist in
Diameter signaling networks, which also has additional
protocol-specific flaws that must be addressed. Despite rapid
evolution of LTE networks, legacy SS7 signaling will continue to
co-exist with new protocols for many years to come. Vulnerabilities
in each protocol need securing in their own right. However, the
co-existence of SS7 and Diameter signaling opens up the threat of
multi-vector attack mechanisms that span both protocols and
therefore signaling protection also requires an integrated
approach.
The combined functionality of SS7, Diameter and SIP protection
integrated within Xura's Signaling Fraud Management solution
provides the means to detect and prevent attacks carried by each
protocol and, moreover, it protects networks from the threat of
multi-vector attacks.
Speed of reaction to new threats is critical for any security
solution, in order to adequately protect against fast developing
threats and enable an immediate remedy to minimize the operators'
exposure to risk. Solutions that depend on the vendor to turn
threat intelligence into active protection introduces delays that
prolong the exposure to risk, as well as adding cost to the
solution. Xura's approach provides powerful, integrated
analytics that puts threat intelligence into the hands of the
operator in near real-time. More importantly, the solution
also empowers the operator to rapidly build additional defenses,
with real-time tooling to help validate their efficacy.
Ilia Abramov, Product Director of
Security Solutions at Xura, said: "We continue to invest in
extending the lead our solutions have in the market. Other
vendors are only now announcing forthcoming capabilities that
Xura's products have been providing to our customers for quite some
time. While our products give unrivalled breadth and depth to
signaling analytics, we are even more focused on providing the
capabilities that enable the fastest path from threat intelligence
to protective action, giving greater control all from one
solution."
Over the past decade, Xura has provided early stage SS7 security
solutions to a large number of its 350+ customers around the world.
The company's Diameter Routing Agent (DRA), Diameter
Intelligent Signaling Controller, includes Diameter signaling
security capabilities when it first launched more than two years
ago. The capabilities of Xura's signaling security products have
since been extended to provide protection beyond the industry's
current base-line recommendations, and further significant
investment in R&D is underway.
Xura currently works with operators across North America, Latin
America, Europe,
Russia and Asia-Pacific to ensure that they not only have
visibility of the threats and vulnerabilities exposed, but have the
solutions in place to protect their networks, revenue and the
subscribers they serve.
To find out more about Xura's network security products
including Spam Shield and Signaling Fraud Management, please visit
http://www.xura.com or email: contactxura@xura.com.
About Xura, Inc.
Xura, Inc (NASDAQ: MESG) offers a portfolio of digital services
solutions that enable global communications across a variety of
mobile devices and platforms. We help communication service
providers (CSPs) and enterprises navigate and monetise the digital
ecosystem to create innovative, new experiences through our
cloud-based offerings. Our solutions touch more than three billion
people through 350+ service providers and enterprises in 140+
countries. You can find us at Xura.com.
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