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It’s time for Internet Providers to Become
Primary Security Providers
Consumers want cybersecurity protection, and they consider their CSPs as potential partners
By Barry Spielman, Director of Product Marketing, Allot
Most people are utterly unprepared for cyberattacks. Most people will be affected by cyberattacks.
Fortunately, most people have the potential to thwart many or most of the cyberattacks that target them.
The problem is that they don’t yet know about the defensive weapons that are starting to become
available from the very vehicle that brings cyberattacks to their devices. I am, of course, referring to
communication service providers, or CSPs. The telecom carriers and Internet providers who bring
connectivity to your home, office and right to your fingertips when you’re on the go are the perfect solution
providers for the ubiquitous cyber threats that are increasingly plaguing businesses and individuals
around the globe.
With the cost of cybercrime, according to one estimate, expected to rise to $10.5 trillion USD annually by
2025, compared with $6 trillion USD in 2021, there is no real way for crime fighters to outspend the cyber
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