Telefónica
Deutschland
selects Unisys
to deliver next-
generation
voicemail
services
Cyberattack fears are delaying
business innovation say UK
security execs
The research was
conducted by Opinion
Matters and included
200 UK CISOs and CTOs
U
nisys Corporation has announced that
Telefónica, one of the world’s largest
telephone operators and mobile network
providers, has expanded its successful
partnership with Unisys in Europe to provide
secure, next-generation voicemail services to
millions of Telefónica Deutschland customers
in Germany. Unisys communications
solutions support more than 200 million
mobile subscribers around the world. Under
the terms of a mid-term contract signed
in Q3 2019, Unisys will deliver enhanced
voicemail capabilities, including visual
voicemail, a visual interface that improves
user experience by providing key message
details, such as the contact details of the
sender, the time and date it was recorded
and the message duration.The solution
will also pave the way for new capabilities
for Telefónica Deutschland’s customers
regarding modern voicemail messaging.
“We will provide a large amount of our
customers in Germany with the latest
voicemail capabilities,” said Heiko Hofmann,
Head of Network Services at Telefónica
Deutschland. “This new solution will help us
to increase customer satisfaction, through
the simplification of the management of
voicemail services and the IT environment
that supports them, as well as being able to
provide additional capacity to meet peaks in
voicemail demand as required.” A
The voicemail solution is based on Unisys’
Voicemail Solutions (VMS) software and
Dell EMC PowerEdge servers and Unity All
flash disk arrays – as part of the companies’
strategic partnership, while the whole data
processing will be handled via Telefónica’s
infrastructure in Germany. “Organisations need to find a balance
between driving innovation and keeping
data safe. It is not surprising that fear
around cybersecurity is hindering this,
but by moving beyond traditional
cybersecurity strategies, businesses can
start to feel empowered,” said Laurie
Mercer, Security Engineer at HackerOne.
“When I started writing code, new
releases of software would take six
months to develop and test. Today, new
software is released every hour. This new
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survey conducted by bug bounty
and pentesting platform, HackerOne,
has revealed that IT projects are being
stifled due to security concerns. More
than 80% of UK CISOs and CTOs who
were interviewed revealed software IT
projects have been hindered due to
concerns over inevitable security issues. A
total of 90% also agreed that software
vulnerabilities were a significant risk to
their organisation.
pace of innovation poses a problem for
security teams but, by implementing
a strategy that supports continuous
security, businesses can ensure they
are on alert for any vulnerabilities that
software might have. The key is to ensure
security is constantly evolving.”
Manpower and budgets are also a key
concern for security professionals, with
63% believing security team resources
are not able to keep up with the pace of
development. Lack of budget and other
resources including skillsets were also
cited as key barriers to creating a well-
rounded cybersecurity strategy by over a
third of respondents.
The findings revealed what CISOs
believe the biggest risks are to
businesses, which areas are hindering
growth and what technology
respondents are likely to implement in
order to overcome these challenges.
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