From Perimeter to Protocol: Reducing Telecom Attack Surface With Privacy-First Mobile Technology

As adversaries increasingly focus on telecom “crown jewels” including sensitive signaling pathways, lawful-intercept-adjacent systems, and subscriber identity data, public and private sector leaders must look beyond perimeter defenses toward approaches that reduce attack surface and limit blast radius by design. This session highlights Cape’s privacy-first mobile carrier and technology model as one practical pathway to strengthen resilience—leveraging security-focused architecture and techniques such as minimizing exposed identifiers and reducing the long-term value of compromised telecom data.

Attendees will gain actionable insights into the evolving threat landscape facing telecommunications, what Typhoon-style intrusions reveal about systemic vulnerabilities, and how privacy-forward design choices can function as concrete cybersecurity controls to improve security, trust, and continuity in high-risk environments.

Panelists:

• Iranga Kahangama, Strategic Growth Lead, Asia Pacific, Cape

• Val Moon, Executive Director, Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT)

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