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ITU work to build confidence and security in the use ITU’s International Numbering Resources (INR)
of ICTs continues to intensify in a bid to facilitate database has undergone a major revamp, including
more secure network infrastructure, services and the presentation of a more intuitive user interface.
applications. The database includes numbers and codes allocated in
The 6th edition of the ITU-T Security Manual documents accordance with:
ITU-T’s efforts to respond to global cybersecurity challenges ITU-T E.164 “The international public
with international standards, complementary guidance telecommunication numbering plan”
documents and outreach to build capacity in the application of
advanced ICT security mechanisms. ITU-T E.118 “The international telecommunication
charge card”
A new ITU standard brings greater business relevance to the
identity and access management (IAM) systems employed ITU-T E.212 “The international identification plan for
by enterprises to manage electronic identities and control public networks and subscriptions”
access to ICT resources. Other key ITU security standards ITU-T E.218 “Management of the allocation of terrestrial
released in the study period address cloud computing security, trunk radio Mobile Country Codes”
countering mobile-messaging spam, and the need for rapid,
internationally-coordinated responses to cyber threats. ITU-T Q.708 “Assignment procedures for international
signalling point codes”
ITU members are engaged in a new standardization effort to
describe the fundamentals of a trusted ICT environment. The Notifications of national numbering/identification plan updates
ITU-T Technical Report on “Trust Provisioning for future ICT and assignment or reclamation of national numbering/
infrastructures and services” describes the importance and identification resources are published in the ITU Operational
necessity of trust in the ICT context, highlighting its relevance Bulletin, which is published in the six official languages twice
to emerging knowledge societies and describing the concepts a month. The ITU reporting mechanism to report the misuse of
and key features of trust. INRs has been redesigned with a more user-friendly interface.
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