As we celebrate World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) 2025, the world is navigating a powerful intersection of opportunity and risk. Telecommunications—always an important utility—has become the critical backbone of our digital economy. It supports everything from emergency response systems and banking to generative AI and smart cities. But with this transformation comes heightened vulnerability. Cyber attackers are no longer targeting only data—they’re aiming for the very infrastructure that keeps societies connected. A Strategic Cyber Target – Telecommunications Sector In the 1Q of 2025, the telecommunications sector experienced the highest percentage increase in weekly cyber attacks, with a 94% […]
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