The Communications Risk Show S2E8: The Wider Threat Posed by Denial of Service Attacks

How severe are the risks to the rest of society when hackers are determined to take networks down? Access to mobile networks and the internet has been a game-changer that has improved the lives of billions of people worldwide but this also means the disruption caused by a loss of service can be much more serious. What happens when individuals become dependent on networks for everyday tasks like paying their bus fare, doing their grocery shopping, obtaining credit, and interacting with the government? We talk about the fallout from the Anonymous Sudan attacks on Nigeria, Kenya and other countries, and the wider risk implications of becoming dependent on networks with two guests who will be familiar from previous episodes of the show: Kenyan telecoms consultant Joseph Nderitu, and Nixon Wampamba, currently at MTN Nigeria.

Other topical news will also be discussed by the show's three regular presenters, industry analyst Ed Finegold, senior risk executive Lee Scargall, and the Editor of Commsrisk, Eric Priezkalns.