[kictanet] [Security Forum] [Skunkworks] #KeIGF15 Online Discussions Day Two: Cyber Security and Trust

[Mwendwa Kivuva]

Then the trending issue of the day. Equitel. Safaricom had taken Equity to
court and sounded a big warning on the use of thin sim.
http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Safaricom-sounds-warning-to-users-of-Equity-s-thin-SIM/-/539550/2462110/-/cqwoby/-/index.html

London-based GSMA, the global association of telecoms operators using the
GSM technology, wrote to the Kenyan authorities warning of the risks that
use of the slim SIM cards pose to the integrity of the mobile
telecommunications platforms.The GSMA said the overlay SIM (which is
embedded between a normal SIM card and the device) has the potential of
harvesting and revealing sensitive data passing the system.

Of course we all know Safaricom failed miserably in stopping Equity from
progressing with its plans.

Now the thin sim is here, and Equitel has said it will encrypt all data to
and from the thin sim. Can experts in this area assure us that the use of
thin sims will not affect the integrity of M-Pesa transactions?

Regards
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