The operator presents an interactive demo featuring real attack scenarios and the impact of AI on digital security
Telefónica is showcasing the advanced capabilities of its Digital Operations Center (DOC) at its stand at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), where it globally monitors and operates cybersecurity and cloud services for its clients, ensuring 24/7 protection. During the event, attendees will get a firsthand look at the daily work of cybersecurity experts and participate in decision-making during real-time simulated incidents.
Cybersecurity Simulations: Three Key Use Cases
Telefónica has developed the Digital Operations Center demo to showcase some of the key services of the DOC, highlighting three interactive scenarios:
- Analysis of suspicious access with SIEM: In this exercise, attendees will analyze together with experts a repeated access attempt from the same IP address to several users, identifying potential threats. The managed SIEM solution allows for automated detection and monitoring of security incidents before they affect organizations.
- Data breach and its publication on the dark web: The demo will showcase the work of the Threat Intelligence team, which anticipates attacks by analyzing cybercriminal behavior and designing proactive responses to protect confidential information.
- Ransomware attack on an organization: Visitors will experience a ransomware attack from identification to resolution. Experts in Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and Threat Hunting will explain strategies to mitigate damage and recover compromised systems.
Key Figures from Telefónica Tech’s DOC
In 2024, the DOC team, based in Madrid and Bogotá, achieved significant milestones:
- Monitoring over 50 cybersecurity technologies.
- Identifying over 290,000 threats through threat intelligence.
- Implementing 370,000 EDR tools.
- Conducting 50,000 hours of pentesting and red team, detecting vulnerabilities in companies.
- Processing 4,100 terabytes of security events in SIEM systems.
The Dual Role of Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity
Telefónica will also highlight the impact of artificial intelligence on cybersecurity, emphasizing its advantages in automating responses to incidents and its use by cybercriminals for advanced attacks.
As part of the demonstration, an attack will be staged in which a Generative AI attempts to steal access credentials to a business application. However, another defensive Generative AI will detect and block the intrusion in real time.
Furthermore, thanks to Open Gateway, an initiative led by the GSMA, visitors will see how the Number Verification API prevents the use of stolen credentials, reinforcing security without relying on vulnerable traditional methods like SMS OTP.
With this demonstration, Telefónica reaffirms its commitment to digital security, highlighting its capability to protect organizations in an environment of increasing threats.
Source: Press Release