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  • 20 Apr 2021 | American Lawyers Turn Anti-Robocall Law Into Hot Steaming Mess
  • 19 Apr 2021 | Only 1 in 5 Mobile Operators Believe GSMA/3GPP Security Guidelines Cover All Signaling Threats
  • 16 Apr 2021 | RAG Learning Celebrates Third Birthday and Offers New Course on Roaming SMS Fraud
  • 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
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> 2018 January

How Sandvine Defeated Patent Trolls

By Eric Priezkalns 31 Jan 2018 Privacy & Intellectual Property

If a business tried to extort money by claiming you infringed their patent, would you be willing to fight them to a courtroom conclusion? Sandvine did, and won.


TelOne Zimbabwe – The Story of Africa

By Joseph Nderitu 30 Jan 2018 General

Government subsidies to prop up weak state-owned telcos are hurting the African telecoms market.


3 Takeaways from Check Point’s Mobile Threat Research Report

By Eric Priezkalns 29 Jan 2018 Risk, Fraud & Security

It is claimed that every organization has suffered at least one mobile malware attack.


Understanding Encrypted Traffic

By Eric Priezkalns 26 Jan 2018 Data & Analytics

Derek Canfield, TEOCO’s VP of Analytics, argues that customers would be better protected and served if telcos adopt a combination of analytics and DPI to manage encrypted traffic.


Are You Ready for Digital Transformation?

By Eric Priezkalns 25 Jan 2018 Risk, Fraud & Security

It is hard enough to pithily describe the swathe of risks associated with digital transformation. Insufficient time is being given to preparing for them.


SIGOS Says 25% of EU Interconnect Traffic Is Bypass

By Eric Priezkalns 24 Jan 2018 Risk, Fraud & Security

Test results are consistent with the prediction that new EU regulations would lead to a massive rise in fraud.


Minister Mints Money from Blockchain Boom

By Joseph Nderitu 23 Jan 2018 Digital Money

The member of the Kenyan government responsible for exploring blockchain technology has previously profited from his investments in Bitcoin.


Ad Fraud Is More Common Than We Like to Admit

By Eric Priezkalns 22 Jan 2018 Risk, Fraud & Security

Why do sophisticated business people ignore the obvious risk of online advert fraud, and the evidence of how widespread it is?


Millions Confiscated by UK Police Following BT Theft

By Eric Priezkalns 19 Jan 2018 Risk, Fraud & Security

The lucrative nature of telecoms equipment crime is demonstrated by the profits seized from one British gang.


Mobile Money: Easy Levies, Untapped Value

By Joseph Nderitu 18 Jan 2018 Digital Money

African governments should be reducing the burden on their people by using mobile money to efficiently collect tax, instead of increasing their burden by taxing mobile money transactions.


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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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