CellTrust’s Sean Moshir Selected to Present at 2011 Cyber Security Training Conference in Colorado Springs

Posted by admin on 15/Aug/2011 in Press Releases | 0 comments

Lecture will Focus on Secure Mobile Messaging and Communication for Government.

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, USA – August 15, 2011 – CellTrust Corporation, the recognized leader in secure mobile messaging (www.celltrust.com), announced today that Sean Moshir, Chief Executive Officer of CellTrust, is speaking on August 18 at the the 2011 Cyber Security Training Conference, hosted by the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), an international not-for-profit organization of information security professionals and practitioners.Moshir will be among speakers including Travis Johnson, Special Agent Cybercrime Division, FBI, and Robert D. Rego, Brigadier General, Special Assistant for Cyber Issues, Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), the Keynote speaker at the event.

Moshir will address mobile vulnerabilities as part of the conference’s Essential Information Assurance track, and he will discuss strategies for secure mobile messaging and communication.

The Cyber Security Training Conference brings together U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), information technology professionals, and industry partners, to share ideas and exchange information on ways to further protect and strengthen the defensive posture of information systems, including briefings and panel discussions focusing on current and proposed Information Assurance policies, strategies and initiatives. (more…)

Celcom, the Largest Wireless Operator/Carrier in Malaysia, Selects CellTrust’s Carrier-Grade, SecureSMS for its Millions of Subscribers

Posted by admin on 8/Feb/2011 in Press Releases | 0 comments

Celcom is the world’s first wireless operator/carrier to provide CellTrust SecureSMS™ to its subscribers

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA – February 7, 2011 – CellTrust Corporation, the recognized worldwide leader in mobile secure messaging and secure applications for mobile phones (www.celltrust.com), announced today that Celcom, the largest 3G operator in Malaysia (www.celcom.com.my), has deployed the patents-pending, carrier grade CellTrust SecureSMS™ Consumer and CellTrust SecureSMS™ Enterprise (SSMS) technology, to bring a secure messaging solution to its wireless subscribers and enterprise customers.

Celcom has launched the CellTrust SecureSMS Consumer app for the BlackBerry operating system, now available for download by Celcom’s wireless subscribers on the BlackBerry app store. Additionally, Celcom has made the CellTrust SecureSMS Enterprise appliance model available to its corporate, governmental and other enterprise customers featuring either a dedicated or hosted server option, which can be integrated into their own enterprise infrastructure. Celcom and CellTrust also plan to introduce a new Secure MMS app this year, as part of a total secure messaging suite.

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RSA 2011 Cybercrime Trends Report

Posted by admin on 1/Feb/2011 in Press Releases, Security Alert Log | 0 comments

This is a very important article/whitepaper that was published recently by RSA. It explicitly points to mobile phones being a security problem and makes specific mention of SMS and mobile banking being vulnerable.

The Current State of Cybercrime and What to Expect in 2011

Cybercrime continues to show no signs of slowing down. In fact, 2010 marked a year of several new threats and an increased level of sophistication in the attacks witnessed around the globe. As the new decade opens, cybercrime is diverging down a different path as cyber attacks move beyond the financial services industry and malware makes a shift from targeting consumer desktops to employees in the enterprise.

The RSA Anti-Fraud Command Center (AFCC ) has developed a list of the top cybercrime trends it expects to see evolve over the course of 2011.

The RSA Anti-Fraud Command Center is on the forefront of new threat detection and cybercrime intelligence, achieving several milestones including the shutdown of over 350,000 online attacks across 181 countries and launching the first commercial anti-phishing and anti-Trojan services in the industry.

In this white paper, RSA will review the current state of cybercrime based on what we witnessed in the last twelve months and provide a series of predictions on what to expect from cybercriminals in 2011.

Read the full article (PDF Format) as published by RSA on their web site (free registration required)

CellTrust’s Sean Moshir to Present as the Keynote Speaker on the Future of Mobile Commerce at IQPC Conference in San Francisco

Posted by admin on 21/Jan/2011 in Press Releases | 0 comments

Conference to Address Driving User Engagement and Brand Awareness

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, USA – January 21, 2011 – CellTrust Corporation, the recognized leader in mobile secure messaging and secure applications for mobile phones (www.celltrust.com), announced today that Sean Moshir, Chief Executive Officer of CellTrust, will be making the keynote presentation at the IQPC Mobile Commerce Conference in San Francisco on Tuesday, January 25th at 9:30 pm PT. The conference is being held at the Sheraton Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco.

Moshir will discuss how mobile sites, mobile apps, mobile payments and basically all things mobile are becoming a priority for companies who want to remain competitive and stay connected with consumers. The session will highlight meeting the opportunities and challenges ahead in mobile commerce, targeting the consumer, and positioning companies to succeed.

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Credit, Debit Card Fraud In Australia Tops $180m

Posted by admin on 10/Dec/2010 in In The News, Press Releases | 0 comments

I was sent a copy of this story published in The Australian on the 7th of December this morning and the headline really grabbed my attention. $180m in the past year? And seriously, if they are admitting to $180+ million then the true figure is going to be truly astronomical. I’ll bet that $183 million is only the tip of a very substantial iceberg.

When are the banks and card providers going to take a good hard look at other security options instead of sticking to tried and tested methods that are failing? Come on guys, it’s time to consider using Secure SMS banking and card verification techniques.

Here’s an excerpt of the article that caught my attention.

CREDIT and debit card fraud increased to $183 million in the past financial year, up from $167m a year earlier.

Overall, fraud on all types of payment cards rose to 35 cents from 33c in every $1000 transacted, comparatively low by world standards, according to Australian Payments Clearing Association statistics released today.

The biggest spike was in proprietary or name-brand debit card fraud where the PIN was also compromised – jumping to $27.5m from $18m in 2008-09.

This includes the use of counterfeit cards containing skimmed information, with around 70,000 incidents netting $22m.

Fraudsters also snared $1.8m using a compromised PIN in identity take-over or false application cases.

But incidents involving PINs with lost and stolen cards were down slightly to $3m, from $3.7m previously, and “never received” card fraud fell to $786,000 from $1.6m.

There was a tightening of debit card fraud where PINs were not used. Incidents dropped from 4790 in 2008 – 09 to 1254 in the past year, with the value plummeting from $1.1m to $390,000.

Read the full article on The Australian’s web site

CellTrust and NewNet Partner to Deliver Integrated SMSC and Secure SMS Solution to Mobile Operators/Carriers Worldwide

Posted by admin on 2/Dec/2010 in In The News, Press Releases | 0 comments

Partnership Creates First Integrated, Tested and Certified SMSC and Secure SMS Infrastructure Solution on the Market

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, and SHELTON, CT – USA - December 1, 2010 – CellTrust Corporation, the recognized leader in mobile secure messaging and secure applications for mobile phones (www.celltrust.com), announced today that it is partnering with NewNet, the pioneering leader in telecom infrastructure solutions (www.newnet.com) with deployments in more than 60 countries, in creating the first integrated SMSC and Secure SMS solution for mobile operators worldwide. The partnership will allow any mobile operator to integrate CellTrust’s SecureSMS Appliance with NewNet’s SMSC platform, to deliver a complete SMS solution to wireless subscribers.

The partnership between CellTrust and NewNet creates a seamless, tested and certified integration accelerating deployment of SecureSMS within the operator’s network. Secure SMS delivers a significant benefit to wireless operators. CellTrust developed its SecureSMS platform from the ground-up, with security architecture in mind, to provide a safe and secure environment for the exchange of sensitive information. Standard SMS is not secure and can be spoofed, but CellTrust’s SecureSMS Appliance, engineered to utilize the mobile command channel, addresses spoofing with a fully authenticated, government-grade, highly encrypted, end-to-end tamper-proof process, and also enables message sizes up to 5,000 characters.

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CellTrust Secure SMS Continues to be Secure, While Many Wireless Banks’ Apps Were Exposed to Security Flaws

Posted by admin on 22/Nov/2010 in Press Releases, Security Alert Log | 0 comments

Company says Secure SMS users’ information is safe and secure because of product architecture

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, USA – November 22, 2010 – CellTrust Corporation, the recognised leader in mobile secure messaging and secure applications for mobile phones (www.celltrust.com), today announced that CellTrust’s mobile banking product, which is being piloted outside of the U.S., is based on SecureSMS Secure Mobile information management (SMIM) architecture and is not affected by security flaws that were recently published in a Wall Street Journal article. The article stated that a number of top financial companies and banks, such as Wells Fargo & Co., Bank of America Corp. and USAA, are rushing to develop updates to fix security flaws in wireless banking applications that could allow a computer criminal syndicates to obtain sensitive data like usernames, passwords and financial information.

“This is not the first time that mobile banking applications have been vulnerable to security flaws, and we do not believe it will be the last time,” said Sean Moshir, CEO and Chairman of CellTrust. “The issue with the banking apps mentioned in The Wall Street Journal article is that personal information about the wireless subscriber, such as the user name and password to a bank account, is being stored in the mobile device, which could give a cybercriminal full access to a person’s financial accounts. Storing the password in the memory of the handset is a fundamental mistake in the design of the apps and the security architecture. Furthermore, apps that store passwords in the memory of the handset or send it across the network are not compliant with financial industry regulations or best practices.”

Moshir continued, “CellTrust developed its SecureSMS platform from the ground-up, with security architecture in mind, and continues to provide a safe and secure environment for the exchange of sensitive information. A key difference with SecureSMS is that CellTrust uses the mobile command channel for communication, rather than the data channel which was used for these particular mobile banking apps. It is critical and added security for mobile banks apps to perform the actual transaction or user authentication out of band.” (more…)

CellTrust’s Sean Moshir Responds to Indian Government’s Plans for Proxy SIM Cards for Secure Communication

Posted by admin on 5/Nov/2010 in Press Releases | 0 comments

CEO wants to protect U.S. jobs, asking U.S. government to protect U.S. intellectual property

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, USA – November 5, 2010 – CellTrust Corporation, the recognized leader in mobile secure messaging and secure applications for mobile phones (www.celltrust.com), responded today to the recent announcement by the Indian government that it plans to create guidelines and regulations for using proxy SIM cards for secure communication in the country. The response comes before President Obama’s weekend visit to India to discuss the economic partnership between India and the United States.

“In tough economic times like we are currently facing in the United States, we believe that certain actions, such as the ones by the government of India, could potentially be considered unfair practice against certain U.S. companies,” said Sean Moshir, CEO and Chairman of CellTrust. “While we applaud the government of India for recognizing the need for secure SMS, we believe that the resulting technology may end up infringing on the patent CellTrust has filed in India regarding Secure SMS and also could potentially violate the practices of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a United Nations agency dedicated to developing a balanced and accessible international intellectual property system. We hope that the U.S. and other countries can come together to find ways to protect jobs, while growing small businesses internationally, and adhering to international intellectual property principles.”

CellTrust is the largest provider of Secure SMS in the world, with many government organizations as customers, including the U.S. government. While the U.S. government protects its citizens, their properties and interests, Moshir believes it should also protect their intellectual property, to ensure that jobs that need to stay in the U.S. would stay here. (more…)

Queensland University of Technology selects CellTrust Global SMS Gateway Platform for First of Kind Pilot for New Mothers

Posted by admin on 12/Oct/2010 in Application Watch, In The News, Press Releases | 0 comments

Queensland University of Technology’s “Mumbubconnect” Selects CellTrust’s Global SMS Platform Delivering Two-Way Text Messages to Breastfeeding Mothers across Australia.

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, USA and SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – October 12, 2010 – CellTrust Corporation, the world’s largest provider of SecureSMS™ (Secure SMS) for mobile phones (www.celltrust.com), announced today that its GlobalSMS platform solution has been selected by the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), for the world’s first text message pilot program to offer breastfeeding support for new mothers in Australia.

The “Mumbubconnect” trial, concepted and engineered by Andre La Porte, a Digital Media and Social Marketing Specialist in Brisbane, Australia, for a team from QUT’s School of Public Health and the School of Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations, is the first of its kind to use two-way SMS to provide support for breastfeeding mothers. The text messages provide a direct link with breastfeeding women and offer support, encouragement and advice when needed. For example if a mother responds to a text message indicating she is struggling with breastfeeding, she will be sent an encouraging response, along with hints on how to get through the difficult times. This pilot program aims to facilitate QUT’s research and ultimately to increase breastfeeding rates among new mothers.

“Our research found that text messages are an ideal way to communicate with new mothers, because they send and receive messages on their mobile devices throughout the day,” said Mr. La Porte. “CellTrust Australia had our system up and running in less than two hours and it’s easy to use. I was astonished to find that a particular vendor would have to build a specific SMS platform application from scratch, and that other vendors with existing technology had platforms that were complicated to program and manage.”

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CellTrust Prepares NFC Provisioning APIs Using SecureSMS for Carriers and Banks as NFC Technology Rollout Begins in 2011

Posted by admin on 25/Aug/2010 in Press Releases | 1 comment

CellTrust Removes Major Obstacle for Mobile Operators and Banks by Delivering OTA (Over-The-Air) NFC Configuration and Provisioning

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, USA – August 25, 2010 – CellTrust Corporation, the world’s largest provider of SecureSMS for mobile phones (www.celltrust.com), announced today that it is preparing patent-pending, NFC-provisioning APIs using SecureSMS, in anticipation of NFC technology rollout beginning in early 2011.

NFC (Near Field Communication) is a short-range wireless communication standard that bundles a contactless chip with a contactless reader inside the mobile device. With NFC technology, consumers can simply wave or tap their phone within a few inches of a reader to transfer information to their mobile phone or to complete a mobile payment or transaction.

Designed to make life much easier for the end-user, provisioning NFC will require the carrier to send sensitive and confidential information to the mobile subscriber’s handset. While a few methods exist to provision NFC, CellTrust believes SMS is the optimal choice because it uses the mobile communications control channel, which is separate from voice and data and operates regardless of the voice or data being used. The control channel has high resiliency, low bandwidth requirements and was designed for carriers to send specific commands and instructions to the handset via SMS. It is important to note that standard SMS is not secure and can be spoofed. Provisioning NFC with CellTrust’s SecureSMS APIs addresses spoofing with a fully authenticated, government-grade, highly encrypted, tamper-proof process, which also enables message sizes up to 5,000 characters.

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