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  • 15 Apr 2021 | Why Closing the Digital Divide with Smart Credit and Smart Security Is Good for Everybody
  • 14 Apr 2021 | Last Chance to Benchmark Your Leakage Coverage
  • 13 Apr 2021 | A Brief Guide to the Digital Divide
  • 12 Apr 2021 | Canada Postpones STIR/SHAKEN Deadline Yet Again
  • 9 Apr 2021 | Mobile Money APIs, Society and Risk
  • 8 Apr 2021 | Fake Cryptocurrency Wallets Found on Google and Apple App Stores
  • 7 Apr 2021 | UK Regulator Hints at Considering STIR/SHAKEN
  • 6 Apr 2021 | Australia Blocked 11mn Wangiri and 44mn Spoofed Calls Since December
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> 2015 October

Doofus General

By Joseph Nderitu 30 Oct 2015 Risk, Fraud & Security

A comic story explores the regulatory priorities of some countries…


MTN Nigeria Fined $5bn for Not Blocking SIMs

By Eric Priezkalns 29 Oct 2015 Risk, Fraud & Security

The failure to meet a Nigerian security requirement has destroyed 20 percent of the value of MTN Group.


Knockout Agenda for Risk and Assurance Group

By Eric Priezkalns 28 Oct 2015 Assurance & Audit

With data from two global surveys, plus three case studies on new assurance, risk and anti-fraud techniques, everyone will want to attend the London RAG on November 12th.


Revector Launch OTT Bypass Detector

By Eric Priezkalns 27 Oct 2015 Risk, Fraud & Security

The British fraud specialists are responding to urgent demand from telcos, who are panicked by a surge in voice traffic being redirected to data networks to avoid termination fees.


TalkTalk Cyberattack Threatens 4mn Customers

By Eric Priezkalns 26 Oct 2015 Risk, Fraud & Security

The UK telco suffered a sustained attack which may have compromised the banking details of all its customers.


Subex User Event 2015: Report from Prague

By Eric Priezkalns 23 Oct 2015 Education & Conferences

This innovative conference also introduced a new award for telcos and individuals who had done most to drive the improvement of business assurance and risk management.


What Butt Dialing Says About the Need for Data

By Eric Priezkalns 22 Oct 2015 Data & Analytics

Google’s research into emergency calls shows why significant operational efficiencies can only be identified if you collect the right data in the first place.


Five Cybersecurity Questions for Telco Boards

By Eric Priezkalns 21 Oct 2015 Risk, Fraud & Security

Former Vimpelcom Chairman Augie K. Fabela II shares the questions he believes telcos must ask themselves, if they want to be prepared for cyberattacks.


BluGem Wins Development Grant for Fraud TCGs

By Eric Priezkalns 20 Oct 2015 Risk, Fraud & Security

The British supplier of test call generators will also use the money to recruit new developers and expand facilities.


4 Takeaways from AT&T Cybersecurity Report

By Eric Priezkalns 19 Oct 2015 Risk, Fraud & Security

AT&T’s report is basic but contains a few interesting nuggets of data. It assumes readers have little understanding of technology, which may make it useful to share with naive executives.


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RAG TV Season 3

Commsrisk Editor Eric Priezkalns is back presenting a new season of RAG TV! Watch the replays if you miss the live show. Here is the season opener, where Eric and co-presenter Lee Scargall reviewed the events of 2020.

 

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