Swedish telecommunications networks vulnerable to attack – Dagens Industri

Swedish telecommunications networks vulnerable to attack

                  2015-04-24 01:44
             

The solid Swedish telecom network may be vulnerable to attacks and eavesdropping from a foreign power, according to Dagens Nyheter. The reason given is that an IT consulting company in India given unique access to servers at TeliaSonera, which in theory means that among other things can turn out all the fixed telephone system, used by almost 3.9 million subscribers.

We have strict agreement that regulates the security requirements with all our suppliers. They are subject to the same safety requirements as we have for our own employees, says TeliaSonera’s security chief Hakan Kvarnström DN.

In addition, sensitive password have been emailed without encryption within TeliaSonera.

It is nothing I know of has occurred. To e-mail password is a violation of our security policies. This is serious. Passwords should never be sent in clear text. It must not happen, says Håkan Remaining Power.