Announcements

REDCOM continues to demonstrate effectiveness of STIR/SHAKEN caller authentication standards with the ATIS Robocalling Testbed

February 11, 2021

REDCOM Laboratories, Inc., the leading provider of solutions for the network service layer, announced today it has successfully completed interoperability testing with the ATIS Robocalling Testbed that demonstrates the interoperability of the company’s STIR/SHAKEN implementation within the REDCOM Personalized Call Screening software. 
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Public Safety

Tips for Cybersecurity Awareness Campaigns

November 5, 2020 | By: Collin Sweeney

Today more than ever, having a diligent cybersecurity posture is critical to keeping valued information secure. While many organizations run cybersecurity awareness seminars and presentations, new research shows these actions are not always effective. Read this post to explore the research and dive into suggested ways to help improve the odds of an awareness campaign being successful.
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Service Providers

TRACED Act signed: Is it enough?

January 22, 2020

In part two of this two-part blog series, REDCOM dives into the TRACED Act and asks if it does enough to protect against the robocall plague.
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Service Providers

TRACED Act signed: What is it?

January 17, 2020

In part one of this two-part blog series, REDCOM explores what the TRACED Act is, what it entails, and how it affects Service Providers and their subscribers. The second post of the series will dive into the question: does the TRACED Act do enough?
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Service Providers

Authentication — Do I Know You?

September 24, 2019 | By: Michael Gates

How do I know you are who you say you are? Authentication is a component of access control. Access control is a part of one of the pillars of the security triad – confidentiality. So, what exactly is authentication? Simply stated, authentication is the act of verifying the claim of an identity.
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Service Providers

Dinah Weisberg: Strategy – in a time of uncertainty – needs security and reliability

September 17, 2019

Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) published a blog post focusing on REDCOM's CEO and President, Dinah Weisberg, as she explores corporate decision making in a changing market landscape.
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Service Providers

Nuisance call handling at the network edge

July 22, 2019 | By: Michael Gates

While the rural telcos on the network edge may not yet be able to take advantage of STIR/SHAKEN, there are still actions that can be taken. REDCOM technology can help fight robocalls and our communications experts are ready to work with you and your team to deliver the best possible customer experience.
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Service Providers

The Security Triad
Many sources equate secure communications to encryption. While encryption certainly plays a key role in a secure communications solution, it is not the only required element. The cybersecurity industry uses a model referred to as the security triad to define the various domains that need to be addressed when securing a network. The triad – sometimes also known as CIA – includes Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability. This paper will review and define these domains for a better understanding of what is required to provide a complete secure communications solution.
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Service Providers

What is Hashing?

June 11, 2019 | By: Michael Gates

The security triad defines the overarching principles of information security, and one of the triad’s primary principles is assuring the integrity of data. The goal of this principle is to provide assurance that the data has not been modified, tampered with, or corrupted in any way, and the method most often used to do this is called hashing.
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Announcements

REDCOM demonstrates effectiveness of STIR/SHAKEN caller authentication standards with the ATIS Robocalling Testbed

May 30, 2019

REDCOM has successfully completed interoperability testing with the ATIS Robocalling Testbed that demonstrates the interoperability of the company’s STIR/SHAKEN implementation within the REDCOM Personalized Call Screening software. These tests are part of a broader industry effort to help service providers protect consumers against unwanted robocalls and caller ID spoofing.
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Service Providers

Combating Robocalls: a quick primer on how STIR/SHAKEN works

May 28, 2019 | By: Michael Gerenser

It finally looks like the U.S. is ready to do something to combat robocalls. The Senate has passed the TRACED Act. A key mandate from this bill is the requirement that carriers work together to implement call authentication technology, and it looks like STIR/SHAKEN could be the solution.
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