Cybersecurity Aspects of Commercial Message Distribution (SMS): Cybersecurity Best Practices
Peer Reviewed
Date issued
Nov 2024
Subject
Fiscal Transparency;
Cybersecurity;
Best Practices;
Cybercrime;
Service Provider;
Labor Force;
Cyber Resilience;
Digital Technology;
Digital Transformation;
Internet;
Cyberthreat;
Science and Technology;
Cyberculture;
Pandemic;
Cybersecurity Policy;
Cybersecurity Capacity ;
Bullying
JEL code
D82 - Asymmetric and Private Information • Mechanism Design;
K24 - Cyber Law;
L86 - Information and Internet Services • Computer Software;
L96 - Telecommunications;
M12 - Personnel Management • Executives; Executive Compensation;
M15 - IT Management;
O20 - Development Planning and Policy: General;
O21 - Planning Models • Planning Policy;
O33 - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences • Diffusion Processes
Country
Israel
Category
Learning Materials
This document describes the main cybersecurity threats derived from distribution of commercial messages via text messages (SMS) and based on these offers a series of implementation recommendations and best practices to help organizations improve their internal processes associated with the transmission of informative material via text messages and minimize the risks related to this practice that can ultimately expose both the sending organization and recipients. This publication is part of the "Cybersecurity Best Practices" collection, a compendium of practices, methodologies and recommendations in cybersecurity oriented to organizations, developed by the Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD), and adapted in this series by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), with the objective of facilitating access to this body of knowledge throughout the Latin American and Caribbean region.
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