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Cited in an Infoblox blog

Cited in an Infoblox blog

17 Apr 2026

HardenStance’s ‘Telco Strategies for Consumer Security’ report was cited in a blog by Infoblox’s Principal Cybersecurity Strategist, Craig Sanderson. View the blog

Cited in a Light Reading article on AI risk in the telecom sector

Cited in a Light Reading article on AI risk in the telecom sector

26 Mar 2026

A new HardenStance report was cited in Iain Morris’ Light Reading article on AI risk in the telecom sector. View the article

Feature on consumer cybersecurity published by The Mobile Network

Feature on consumer cybersecurity published by The Mobile Network

26 Nov 2025

The Mobile Network published a feature article on “Telco Strategies for Consumer Security” by HardenStance’s Patrick Donegan. View the feature article

Interview with the Head of ITU SG17 on Telecom TV

Interview with the Head of ITU SG17 on Telecom TV

24 Nov 2025

Telecom TV invited HardenStance as a guest interviewer to talk about the ITU’s role in global cybersecurity standardization with Chair of ITU Study Group 17, Arnaud Taddei. View the video

Thanked by the Prpl Foundation for a blog on its work

Thanked by the Prpl Foundation for a blog on its work

30 Oct 2025

The prpl Foundation thanked HardenStance for a recent blog. View the prpl comment

Blog on Security at the prpl Summit published by IoT Now

Blog on Security at the prpl Summit published by IoT Now

23 Oct 2025

IoT Now published a HardenStance blog on “Smart Home Security Enjoys prpl Patch at Paris Summit.” View the blog

Cited by Nokia promoting a new White Paper

Cited by Nokia promoting a new White Paper

3 Oct 2025

Nokia is promoting HardenStance’s new White Paper on ‘Securing a Utility’s Private Wireless Network’. View Nokia’s post

Great feedback from Ericsson USA

Great feedback from Ericsson USA

27 Sep 2025

Great feedback on Linked-In from Ericsson USA following Patrick Donegan’s talk at their customer event in San Antonio, TX. View Ericsson’s feedback

Interviewed by Bitdefender on Consumer Security Services for Telcos

Interviewed by Bitdefender on Consumer Security Services for Telcos

19 Jun 2025

HardenStance was interviewed by by Bitdefender on consumer security opportunities for telcos. View the video

Interviewed by Enea on Malicious CLI Spoofing

Interviewed by Enea on Malicious CLI Spoofing

10 Jun 2025

HardenStance was interviewed by Enea on multi-layered approaches to combatting malicious CLI spoofing. View the video

Blog on the SK Telecom Hack Published by Telecom TV

Blog on the SK Telecom Hack Published by Telecom TV

14 May 2025

Telecom TV’ published a HardenStance blog on “Telco SecOps Learnings from the SK Telecom Hack.” View the blog

Cited by Enea promoting a new White Paper

Cited by Enea promoting a new White Paper

4 Apr 2025

HardenStance is cited by Enea promoting a new White Paper on “Proven Ways to Block Caller ID Spoofing Scams. View the article

Blog: At MWC 25, I caught up with the guy who inspired HardenStance

Blog: At MWC 25, I caught up with the guy who inspired HardenStance

9 Mar 2025

After 20 years working in the telecom sector, a meeting at MWC in 2009 took me off in the direction of researching telecom security, leading ultimately to founding HardenStance in 2016. I caught up with that same guy, 16 years later, at MWC 2025. View the blog

Cited in a Light Reading article on the Salt Typhoon breaches

Cited in a Light Reading article on the Salt Typhoon breaches

7 Dec 2024

HardenStance was cited in this Light Reading article on the Chinese ‘Salt Typhoon’ breaches that have penetrated many leading U.S telcos. View the article

Blog: Salt Typhoon: Takeaways for Telcos

Blog: Salt Typhoon: Takeaways for Telcos

4 Dec 2024

One take away from the spectacular penetration of U.S telcos by the Salt Typhoon intrusions is that management should never use the heroics of its security operations teams to try and mask its own failure to give top down cybersecurity leadership of the kind our times call for.View the blog

Interview with HardenStance Promoted by NETSCOUT

Interview with HardenStance Promoted by NETSCOUT

20 Sep 2024

NETSCOUT promoted Director of Threat Intel, Richard Hummel’s interview with HardenStance on Hacktivism Driving DDoS Threats. View the blog

Blog on threat intel sharing published by Cyber Threat Alliance

Blog on threat intel sharing published by Cyber Threat Alliance

15 Aug 2024

The Cyber Threat Alliance published a HardenStance blog on threat intel sharing in the telecom sector View the blog

Enea’s talk at HardenStance’s Telecom Threat Intelligence Summit

Enea’s talk at HardenStance’s Telecom Threat Intelligence Summit

27 Jun 2024

Enea’s website features Jelte Janson’s talk at HardenStance’s TTIS2024. View the post

Guest Total Telecom Blog on Cyber Threats to Submarine Cables

Guest Total Telecom Blog on Cyber Threats to Submarine Cables

10 Jun 2024

Heightened risk to submarine cable  systems points to higher spend on cybersecurity. View the blog

HardenStance comments cited by Whalebone

HardenStance comments cited by Whalebone

16 Apr 2024

Czech Republic-based Whalebone cited HardenStance’s comments about the company in a new report on ‘Telco Strategies for Consumer Security.” View the post

Cited in a Telecoms.com article by Nokia’s Nils Ahrlich

Cited in a Telecoms.com article by Nokia’s Nils Ahrlich

4 Mar 2024

Nokia cited HardenStance research in this article about cybersecuiurity regulation of the telecom sector. View the post

Blog: Psssst! MWC is gonna be way better than last year!

Blog: Psssst! MWC is gonna be way better than last year!

6 Feb 2024

Despite the general gloom hanging over the telecom sector, I already know that from a cybersecurity perspective, this year’s Mobile World Congress will be a lot more inspiring than last year’s. View the blog

Blog: Do telcos care about consumer cybersecurity? Do Consumers?

Blog: Do telcos care about consumer cybersecurity? Do Consumers?

9 Jan 2024

The idea that consumers don’t care about cybersecurity is a self-serving tenet of the cybersecurity industry that will take some shifting. Telcos have a nuanced, role in driving that change. They’re doing well in some respects, not so well in others. View the blog

Cited in an ENEA PR on Threat Intel for National Security Agencies

Cited in an ENEA PR on Threat Intel for National Security Agencies

13 Nov 2023

HardenStance was cited in this new ENEA release announcing the tailoring of its portoflio to the unique requirements of national security agencies for mobile network signaling intelligence.View the press release

Guest TM Forum blog on Cyber Risk Management in Telecoms

Guest TM Forum blog on Cyber Risk Management in Telecoms

12 Oct 2023

Traditional tick-box regulatory compliance is being subordinated to broader risk management frameworks as the lodestar guiding CSP cybersecurity strategies. View the blog