Slack Supplier Exposes Verizon Customer Records
Nice Systems insecurely configured an Amazon cloud server used to hold data about calls made to Verizon’s contact center.
Would You Pay $250 to Intercept Somebody’s Calls?
SS7 has security issues, but perhaps they have been over-publicized.
Why India Is Racing Ahead with Know Your Customer Biometrics
Shankar Palaniandy of FRS Labs talks about the Indian national ID database and its impact on customer verification and services.
MTN Nigeria Embroiled in Row after 11 Arrested for Fraud
One of the people arrested blamed engineers at MTN headquarters for taking advantage of weak IT security.
Canada Orders Google to De-Index Global Results
Canada’s Supreme Court disagreed with Google about whether one country could impose a decision to remove search results even if that might break laws elsewhere.
4 Reasons Why Telco Sharing of Ad Data Would Be Madness
Execs would be foolish to disregard downside risks whilst overstating the extent they can monetize data.
Why We Must Learn from Africans
Kenyan consultant Joseph Nderitu has been appointed RAG African Agenda Coordinator. This signals a change in who should lead the global development of risk and assurance practices.
10th Successive Quarter of Record Vodafone UK Complaints
It might take another two and a half years before Vodafone’s bill complaints reduce to the level of other UK telcos.
Commsrisk Top Ten for June 2017
Which stories grabbed the attention of your peers? Here is a rundown of the most popular Commsrisk articles during June.
A Blink at RAG
Not many people can say the first week of their new job involved meeting a hundred international experts.