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Telco IT Exec Accused of $8.6mn Fraud Following Internal Audit
A former Executive Head of IT at mobile network Cell C was arrested by the serious crimes 'Hawk' division of the South African police.
Commsrisk Top Ten for January 2021
The rundown of the most popular Commsrisk articles during January unexpectedly demonstrated that some things are more important than business.
Anti-Spam Webinars Share Emails of All 1,693 Participants
Email addresses for every registration to the SIP Forum's SIPNOC 2020 webinars were added to a list that could be seen by anyone.
Protecting Online Identities in a Chaotic World
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
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
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
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?
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
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)
Some thoughts about the difference between being more advanced and being a leader.
World’s Largest Dark Web Market Taken Down
DarkMarket was said to have enabled USD140mn of transactions between 2,400 vendors and almost 500,000 users.
Racist Robocaller Fined $9.9mn
American neo-Nazi Scott Rhodes spoofed the CLIs of 4,959 calls that promoted his website and beliefs.
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