Research Shows Recycling Phone Numbers Threatens Privacy
Academics from Princeton found more than half the numbers they obtained could be linked to personal data about former users.
Why Do Telcos Allow URLs in SMS Messages?
Daniel McTague, CTO at Cellusys, makes a persuasive argument for protecting customers by only presenting them with hyperlinks in SMS messages if the URL is known to be safe.
Angry, Biased and Superficial: BBC Reporting of Spoofing Fraud
A BBC journalist spouted a string of half-truths about CLI spoofing and crime whilst belittling a representative of the UK regulator.
Fraudsters Impersonate Anti-Fraud Association; Amateurish Response from CFCA
A lone CFCA board member says scammers have hijacked the CFCA logo and are trying to trick people into paying them money.
Worrying Lack of Improvement Observed by New Leakage Coverage Benchmarking Study
The ‘contour map’ of coverage for revenue and cost leakage has barely improved in two years.
SMS Firewall Provider Anam Acquired by Infobip
Infobip founder Silvio Kutić is aggressively growing Croatia’s first unicorn through a series of acquisitions.
Saudi Telecom and Nokia Publish 5G Security Risk Assessment
Yasser Alswailem, VP of Cybersecurity at STC, used LinkedIn to openly share a risk assessment that many telcos will find useful.
Should Telcos Sell Revenue Assurance to Energy Firms?
Peter Trummer, Managing Director of green energy provider Energie Steiermark, credits T-Systems for helping his business take a lead with revenue assurance.
RAG TV Season 3 Finale Hints at More to Come
The longest and most successful season of RAG TV closed with a wide-ranging debate about the most important risk priorities for comms providers.
First Speakers Confirmed for RAG London 2021
Leading experts from Telefónica, BT, Inmarsat, Virgin Media and Vodafone have already committed to participating in RAG’s first post-lockdown conference.