GEC NEWS WIREDarkMatter has become an Associate Member in the GSMA, the global organisation that represents the interests of the mobile telecom industry.
DarkMatter’s membership will permit the firm to become active in GSMA working groups such as Fraud and Security, Web and SIM. These three groups address issues such as safeguarding SIM cards, encryption on the internet, the introduction of HTTP2, mobile malware, cloud service risks and controls, and SS7 security.
As an Associate Member of the GSMA, DarkMatter further benefits from the GSMA’s resources and can participate in working groups of GSMA programmes such as Personal Data and Connected Living, which are relevant to the firm’s own efforts to help secure mobile and Internet of Things devices, and create secure access to online services.
Commenting on the membership, DarkMatter’s Founder & CEO, Faisal Al Bannai said, “This is DarkMatter’s first substantive industry membership, and we are proud that it is with an organisation as esteemed as the GSMA. Mobile communications have transformed the way in which we work and live, and with the growth in connectivity, and the expansion of applications that are going mobile, it is imperative we secure this fundamental environment from cyber threats.”
In addition to DarkMatter’s collaboration to help improve the security of the mobile ecosystem, the firm will also benefit from GSMA networking opportunities, access to knowledge databases, and best-practice guidelines and industry intelligence and insight. Membership also offers DarkMatter the opportunity to participate at events and marketing opportunities.
