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Mitigating Attacks on Open Functionality in SMS-Capable Cellular Networks

Overview The transformation of telecommunications networks from homogeneous closed systems providing only voice services to internet-connected open networks that provide voice and data services presents significant security challenges. For example, recent research illustrated that a carefully crafted DoS attack via text messaging could incapacitate all voice communications in a metropolitan area with little more than a cable modem.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Pennsylvania State University	File Format	PDF
Date Published	October 2006
Format	White Papers
Topics	Network Security, Mobile - Wireless Communications, Cable

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