{"id":57732,"date":"2024-11-22T20:57:23","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T20:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ffcbc132-23b6-4b53-b3c7-12f838b209e4"},"modified":"2024-11-22T20:57:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T20:57:23","slug":"this-new-wireless-carrier-promises-ultra-secure-mobile-phone-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/this-new-wireless-carrier-promises-ultra-secure-mobile-phone-service\/","title":{"rendered":"This new wireless carrier promises ultra-secure mobile phone service"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cyberattacks that target mobile devices and services can impact anyone, but the risk is especially great against politicians, journalists, activists, and public figures. Now a relatively new mobile carrier promises extra special protection against mobile threats.<\/p>\n

Cape<\/a>, a Washington, D.C.-based mobile provider promotes its service as built with privacy and security at its core. Cape operates as an MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator), which means it doesn’t have its own mobile network but sells its branded wireless service using the network of another provider. For this, Cape partners with US Cellular.<\/p>\n

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However, the company also uses its own software, allowing it to securely manage customer data. With security in mind, Cape said it’s able to limit the collection of personal data and control how users authenticate their accounts. Further, it can manage such aspects as internet access, call routing, and data sharing. The goal is to better ward off security threats that impact a customer’s mobile privacy.<\/p>\n

Touted as more robust than privacy apps, VPNs, and privacy-minded browsers, Cape’s service looks for vulnerabilities at the cellular network level. As such, it offers the following security features:<\/p>\n