Cybercriminals are taking advantage of the world's sprawling, complex supply chains in a practice known as 'island hopping'.
In a cybersecurity context, island hopping is when attackers gain access to part of an organisation's network and then use it to attack other systems within the network, as well as separate - but associated - companies.
The telecoms sector is undergoing a series of fundamental transitions, including challenges such as OTT and new revenue streams such as the IoT and M2M market. In particular, there is a battle to be fought between telecoms and internet companies over how much of the value chain they will control.