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  • 27 Jan 2023 | Engineer Arrested for Wiretapping Opponents of Former Mexico City Mayor
  • 26 Jan 2023 | FCC Threatens to Disconnect Twilio for Illegal Robocalls
  • 25 Jan 2023 | Ericsson Allocates $220mn for More Corruption Penalties
  • 24 Jan 2023 | 73% of IoT Device Manufacturers Do Not Comply with Imminent UK Security Rules
  • 23 Jan 2023 | How Bad Was the New T-Mobile API Data Breach?
  • 20 Jan 2023 | Why an Argument about Antisemitism May Prompt Change in Data Protection Enforcement
  • 19 Jan 2023 | Euro Police Shut Down Four Call Centers Selling Cryptocurrency Investment Scam
  • 18 Jan 2023 | Scattered Spider: New Cyber Attack Targets Telcos
  • 17 Jan 2023 | Will the US Government Finally Turn Against NSA Warrantless Comms Surveillance?
  • 16 Jan 2023 | 4 Ways Blockchains Will Help Communications Providers to Manage Their Risks
> 2021 January

Protecting Online Identities in a Chaotic World

By Eric Priezkalns 29 Jan 2021 Privacy & Intellectual Property

Author and analyst Edward Finegold discussed the evolving challenges surrounding digital identities and the revenues they generate for episode 4 of the current season of RAG TV.


Are SIM Swaps Rising? Freedom of Information Disclosure Shows UK Police Figures Are Unreliable

By Eric Priezkalns 28 Jan 2021 Data & Analytics

UK newspapers said SIM swaps were up 400% since 2015. Dig into police data and you realize how little truth supports that claim.


Overcoming the Risk Professionals Who Resist Change

By Eric Priezkalns 27 Jan 2021 General

Racism, sexism, a lack of respect and professional inertia all persist because of a collective timidity when faced by obstructionists.


AB Handshake Is SWIFT for Telecoms

By Nadejda Papernaia 26 Jan 2021 Risk, Fraud & Security

In the 1970’s bankers worked out how to use secure messaging to prevent any discrepancies when making international transfers. The same method would work for international calls.


Why Are Fair Usage Policies So Inconsistent?

By Kerry Evans 25 Jan 2021 Risk, Fraud & Security

There is a lot of overlap between behavior indicative of fraud and behavior that should be stopped by a fair usage policy.


The Assassin That Was Tricked by a Spoofed CLI

By Eric Priezkalns 22 Jan 2021 General

Russian politician Alexei Navalny wanted to know how he was poisoned using the deadly Novichok nerve agent, so he simply called one of the team responsible.


Leadership for Africans (and Everyone Else)

By Eric Priezkalns 21 Jan 2021 Education & Conferences

Some thoughts about the difference between being more advanced and being a leader.


World’s Largest Dark Web Market Taken Down

By Eric Priezkalns 20 Jan 2021 Risk, Fraud & Security

DarkMarket was said to have enabled USD140mn of transactions between 2,400 vendors and almost 500,000 users.


Racist Robocaller Fined $9.9mn

By Eric Priezkalns 19 Jan 2021 Nuisance & Spam

American neo-Nazi Scott Rhodes spoofed the CLIs of 4,959 calls that promoted his website and beliefs.


RAG and GSMA FASG Top Poll of Respected RAFM Collaborations; GRAPA and CFCA at Bottom

By Eric Priezkalns 18 Jan 2021 Data & Analytics

Our poll asked respondents to rate 12 organizations and programs using a 5-star scale.


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