Canada takes next step toward implementing STIR/SHAKEN to combat fraud calls

OTTAWA and STERLING, Va. — The Canadian Secure Token – Governance Authority (CST-GA) announced today it selected Sterling, Va.-based Neustar Information Services as its Secure Telephone Identity Policy Administrator (STI-PA) and Certification Authority (STI-CA) as a first step toward implementation of STIR/SHAKEN call authentication to combat nuisance and fraud calls in Canada. STIR/SHAKEN stands for Secure Telephony Information Revisited/Signature-based Handling of Asserted information using toKENs, and it is a framework of interconnected technology standards that supports authentication of incoming calls and offers a level of assurance that a call is from a legitimate person, business or government agency. Neustar is...