Editorial Guidelines
Establishing the guidelines and protocols for research integrity, technical verification, and ethical disclosure in the telecommunications security domain.
01_ Research Methodology
All technical research published on TelcoSec must undergo a multi-stage validation process. Our researchers use isolated laboratory environments (Faraday cages) and licensed radio equipment to verify theoretical vulnerabilities against actual hardware and software implementations.
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Technical Verification
Claims must be supported by packet captures (PCAPs), firmware fragments, or reproducible exploit code developed in-house.
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Peer Review
Every article is reviewed by at least two senior analysts for technical accuracy, clarity, and adherence to security disclosure standards.
02_ Responsible Disclosure
We strictly adhere to the principles of Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure (CVD). When our research identifies a critical flaw in a vendor's implementation or a global protocol:
Direct outreach to the affected vendor or GSMA CVD portal with full technical details.
Providing technical assistance and validation of patches/fixes within an agreed timeframe.
Public disclosure of the vulnerability only after a fix is available and deployed.
03_ Independence & Transparency
TelcoSec research is vendor-neutral. We receive no funding or incentives to favor specific equipment providers or network operators. Our objective is strictly the advancement of global telecommunications security standards and the protection of the end-user.
04_ Publication Tone & Technical Standards
Our publications target an audience of senior security practitioners, network architects, and academic researchers. To maintain our standard of technical excellence, we reject sensationalism, marketing hype, or speculative claims. All articles must focus strictly on objective, reproducible data, complete with protocol-level analysis, hex dumps, and flow diagrams where appropriate.
Every term, abbreviation, and reference to 3GPP or GSMA standards must be hyperlinked or defined using official specifications. Furthermore, when reporting on live network configurations or carrier audits, all identifying information (such as IMSI, MSISDN, IP addresses, and routing titles) must be thoroughly anonymized or replaced with RFC-compliant test blocks to protect active subscriber groups.
To ensure research integrity, the editorial board is comprised of independent subject matter experts with extensive background in signaling networks and baseband exploitation. If an article fails to pass the verification phase or if the methodology is found to contain flaws, the submission is returned to the authors for remediation. No content is published without unanimous consent from the reviewing panel.