Webinar
Telco Strategies for Consumer Security 2026
HardenStance’s Founder and Principal Analyst, Patrick Donegan, is hosting a webinar on February 10th 2026 to unveil the findings from HardenStance’s brand new “Telco Strategies for Consumer Security 2026” report.
For the 3rd consecutive year, HardenStance has researched and forecasted the global market in how telecom operators across all regions are integrating cybersecurity software into their consumer services portfolios.
Register below to hear experts from Bitdefender, Cujo AI, Enea, Infoblox and PowerDNS discuss this year’s research findings. They’ll debate what the findings imply for the cybersecurity demands of consumers and regulators. They’ll also discuss the various choices of technologies, cybersecurity software, and business models available to telcos around the world to meet that demand.
And you’ll get your copy of HardenStance’s new report before anyone else.
February 10th 2026
15:00 Paris
14:00 London
09:00 New York
Points of discussion:
- The shift in the market from defending against threats to protecting against scams.
- How much did telcos spend on consumer security in 2025 – and what will they spend through 2030?
- Momentum in the prpl and RDK-B open source home router ecosystems and the cybersecurity apps that run on them.
- Where is telco adoption and positioning of endpoint security headed?
- Which telcos started rolling out network based security for consumers during 2025?
- Future convergence of consumer and household security across home LAN and telco network domains.
Our Speakers
Our speakers are Razvan Todor, VP of Partnerships and Alliances, B2B2C, Bitdefender; Patrick Donegan, Principal Analyst, HardenStance; Steven Offerein, VP of Product, Device Intelligence and Protection Services, Cujo AI; Craig Sanderson, Principal Cybersecurity Strategist, Infoblox; Cord Stukenberg, VP Sales, PowerDNS; John Kennedy, VP Operations – Network Security, Enea; and Jorij Abraham, Managing Director, GASA
Patrick Donegan
Principal Analyst
Razvan Todor
VP, Strategic Partnerships and Alliances, CSG
Steven Offerein
VP of Product, Device Intelligence and Protection Services
Craig Sanderson
Principal Cybersecurity Strategist
John Kennedy
VP Operations – Network Security
Cord Stukenberg
VP Sales
Jorij Abraham
Managing Director
Who should attend?
Individuals who stand to benefit most from attending this webinar are:
- Telco sales, marketing and product development teams looking to learn from other markets how best to position different cybersecurity capabilities in their consumer portfolios for fixed and mobile service propositions, grow consumer ARPU and reduce churn.
- Telco network and security operations teams looking to reduce the operational cost and operational risk arising from infected devices in the home.
- Application developers looking to understand the market opportunity in cybersecurity, privacy and other applications on open source RDK-B and prpl home router platforms.
- Regulators, law enforcement and national security agencies looking to get a global perspective on this key market space.
This year’s report will be publicly released for the first time to registrants immediately following the webinar. A wider public release of the report, including to HardenStance report subscribers, will follow subsequently.
Download last year’s report
Download the second “Telco Strategies for Consumer Security” report, published in Febuary 2025.
Bitdefender
Bitdefender is a global cybersecurity leader specialized in providing best-in-class threat prevention, detection, and response solutions. With over 20 years of experience, the company has built its reputation as an expert in the field by safeguarding millions of consumer, enterprise, and government environments. Bitdefender is trusted by telco partners all over the world, for which it delivers comprehensive protection solutions such as router and IoT protection, network protection, device protection, and privacy. As a pioneer in CPE protection, the company has been at the forefront of innovation, constantly improving its IoT security agent over the last decade. This mature security solution leverages AI and machine learning to provide robust protection to millions of routers worldwide.
CUJO AI
CUJO AI enables NSPs to understand, serve, and protect consumers with advanced cybersecurity and granular network and device intelligence. Advanced AI algorithms help NSPs uncover previously unavailable insights to raise the bar for customer experience and retention with new value propositions and improved operations. Fully compliant with all privacy regulations, CUJO AI services are trusted by the largest broadband operators worldwide, including Comcast, Charter Communications, T-Mobile USA, Deutsche Telekom, TELUS, Sky Italia, Sky UK, Rogers, Cox, Shaw, Videotron, BT and EE.
Infoblox
Infoblox unites networking, security and cloud with a protective DDI platform that delivers enterprise resilience and agility. Trusted by 13,000+ customers, including the majority of Fortune 100 companies as well as emerging innovators, we seamlessly integrate, secure and automate critical network services so businesses can move fast without compromise. Our DDI (DNS, DHCP and IP address management) solutions deliver unmatched performance and control across hybrid, multi-cloud environments, while our security solutions stop threats at the DNS layer, providing preemptive protection everywhere.
PowerDNS
PowerDNS has been a leading provider of secure open-source and commercial DNS software since 2000. Its solutions are designed for large-scale DNS service providers, including mobile and fixed-line broadband operators as well as hosting and cloud providers. Beyond authoritative and recursive DNS solutions, PowerDNS also delivers network-based security tools that protect against malicious activity and enable safe browsing with parental controls. In addition, PowerDNS underpins scalable security offerings from market-leading vendors and equips enterprises with fast, reliable, and secure DNS. Trusted by providers worldwide, PowerDNS ensures both outstanding user experience and robust protection.
Headquartered in the Netherlands, PowerDNS is part of Open-Xchange, a company committed to keeping the internet open, safe, and free through the development of secure, open software. Since 2005, Open-Xchange has partnered with many of the world’s largest ISPs, telcos, hosters, and carriers.
Enea
Enea is a global specialist in advanced telecom and cybersecurity software, with a vision to make the world’s communications safer and more efficient. Dedicated to innovation and security, our solutions connect, optimize, and protect communications between people, companies, and connected things worldwide. We serve 160+ communication service providers across 100+ countries, with more than 3 billion people relying on Enea technologies every day. Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Enea is publicly listed on NASDAQ Stockholm.
AdaptiveMobile Security joined Enea in 2021, and as the mobile network security leader has strengthened the Enea portfolio with a deep expertise in network security. Our award-winning innovative security solutions and services provide our customers with advanced threat detection, response, and actionable intelligence, combined with the most comprehensive security product-set in the market today, predicting and protecting against multi-protocol mobile security attacks.
Please contact Patrick Donegan, patrick.donegan@hardenstance.com.
Download last year’s report
Download the second “Telco Strategies for Consumer Security” report, published in Febuary 2025.
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