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RAG Announces New Online Conference for Telco Risk and Assurance Professionals

20 speakers are already confirmed for RAG Americas Online, to be held on September 15th and 16th.

Telcos Increase Focus on A2P Messaging Fraud

The Mobile Ecosystem Forum is updating their A2P SMS Code of Conduct, and one of their board members will lead a new i3forum working group on messaging fraud.

RAG TV: Education, Information and Pattern Detection

Episode 7 of RAG TV featured Ingrid Azzopardi, who leads the internal audit function at Maltese operator GO, and machine learning guru Dr. George Bolt of Neural Technologies.

US Telcos Given Freedom to Use Analytics to Block Illegal Robocalls

An FCC order means traffic may be blocked if reasonable analytics suggests it would not be wanted by the recipient.

Europol Report Links TV Piracy to Cryptocurrency Money Laundering

Cryptocurrency mining was used to disguise the illegal profits of two different digital TV piracy gangs.

UK Mobile Network Introduces African-Style SIM Swap Control

EE's platform allows other businesses to check if a customer's SIM has been replaced, or whether their calls are being diverted.

Why LinkedIn Marketing Matters Less Than You Think

The data shows LinkedIn is only a minor source of traffic for Commsrisk, and the number of likes and comments on a LinkedIn post is not a good predictor of how much traffic it will generate.

RAG TV: Boosting Profits with Engineering Governance

Yesterday's episode of RAG TV saw Nikhil Sehgal of Colt explaining the role of engineering governance, and Steffen Öftring of SIGOS talking about web-based risk training.

Is GRAPA Giving Loans to Unemployed RAFM Managers?

If you create lots of different websites for multiple front organizations you may fail to notice when one has been hacked.

Tanzania Restricts Number of SIMs per Customer

Subscribers will need to write to the regulator if they want more than one phone line from the same operator.

Top Court Kills Another EU-US Data Privacy Deal but Authorities Are Likely to Ignore Consequences

Max Schrems won another case about EU-US arrangements for personal data but nobody expects EU authorities to take action.

FBI Investigates Hacking of Elite Twitter Accounts by Bitcoin Scammers

Some suspect insiders were paid to give access to the accounts of VIPs including Barack Obama, Elon Musk and Kanye West.

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