Session Abstract:
As the world of communications comes under persistent attack, it’s now more than ever important to make sure that everything in the communications chain is secure. This includes all IoT in the path. This discussion will cover what is happening today, and how to prevent (or at least make it a lot more difficult) breaches in the communications ecosystem.
Speaker:
Travis Russell has been in telecommunications more than 40 years, with experience in radio, voice and data networking. As a cyber security professional and technologist, Mr. Russell has a long career focused in telecommunications cyber security and fraud, with expertise in a number of telecom technologies.
He participates in a number of standards bodies and trade associations, including the 3GPP, GSMA, and IETF. Travis serves on several advisory councils, including the FCC Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC).
Mr. Russell has authored several technical books, including “Signaling System #7,” “Session Initiation Protocol,” “IP Multimedia Subsystem,” and “LTE Signaling With Diameter,” all published through McGraw-Hill. His book, “Telecommunications Protocols” is still used in colleges and universities today for teaching the fundamentals of telecommunications, and is printed in four languages.
Mr. Russell holds several patents focusing on cyber security and fraud solutions, and has lectured at colleges, universities, and industry events all over the world. He is currently the head of the Cybersecurity Office at Oracle Communications.
LinkedIN profile is available at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/travisrussell1/
