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CISA Issues Mobile Security Guidelines Amid Cyber Espionage Threats

 

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a comprehensive guide on Wednesday to help individuals in highly targeted positions protect their mobile communications from malicious actors.
This move follows a series of sophisticated telecom hacks that impacted major US wireless carriers, including Verizon, AT&T, Lumen Technologies, and T-Mobile. The attacks were linked to Salt Typhoon, a China-backed cyber espionage group.

Earlier this month, the US government emphasized strengthening communications infrastructure security, with specific focus on risks tied to Cisco devices, a prime target for state-sponsored hackers.
In line with this, CISA unveiled its Mobile Communications Best Practice guide, aimed at mitigating risks posed by foreign threat actors, especially Chinese cyber espionage groups.

Who Needs This Guide?

CISA’s guidelines are tailored for individuals in senior government and political roles, who are more likely to possess information of interest to sophisticated threat actors.
The agency warned, “Highly targeted individuals should assume that all communications between mobile devices—including government and personal devices—and internet services are at risk of interception or manipulation.”

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