2001/09/25 by Scott C. Forbes, Scott Forbes, Forbes, Scott C.
Business, Management and Accounting · Computer Science · Engineering · #Computers and Society (cs.CY) #Digital Platforms and Economics #FOS: Computer and information sciences #ICT Impact and Policies #K.4.m Miscellaneous #Wireless Communication Networks Research #cs.CY
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.cs/0109112
arxiv created 2001/09/25 · openalex publication_date 2001/09/25 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Commercial cellular telecommunications networks are routinely used as key means of voice and data transport by both businesses and the Public. Despite advances in encryption and other security measures, these commercial cellular networks remain extremely vulnerable to malicious attacks and the loss of user and data privacy and integrity. Such losses can result not only in mere inconvenience, but in serious corporate and national security breaches. Because of the potentially catastrophic nature of such security breaches, it behooves cellular network operators, distributors, and users to explore these network risk areas and mitigate them to the extent that current resources allow.