Commsrisk writer and leading mobile money consultant Joseph Nderitu brought risk into clear focus as he explained the extent to which other businesses now depend on mobile money providers.

It is estimated that cryptocurrency scammers stole USD2.7bn during 2020.

Ofcom will find it difficult to remain balanced when suppliers of STIR/SHAKEN technology have so much to gain by whipping up public fears and expectations.

Comms providers adopted a code of conduct to detect, trace and block scam calls in late 2020.

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Emmy Léger of Araxxe explained how they identified an SMS aggregator that uses gray routes for 98% messages and why A2P SMS bypass is so widespread.

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A ship with sensors and drones designed to protect undersea cables will be built for Britain's Royal Navy.

The A-to-B validation of the origin and destination of all traffic makes every call the equivalent of a test call.

A journalist says a security flaw is fixed but his source vanishes. The firm at the heart of his story then wins one of 883 security awards.

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Police say they cracked the Sky ECC message app, which has 170,000 users and is allegedly used by drugs traffickers. However, a string of similar operations suggests a flawed strategy.