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US Plans to Create Robocall-Tracing Monopoly
The TRACED Act demanded the appointment of a privately-led consortium tasked with tracing unlawful robocalls back to their origin.
Could AI Be Used to Stop Corruption?
Ukrainian business Sciforce believes machine learning has the potential to identify anomalies in unstructured data which are indicative of corrupt transactions.
Hackers Fool Telco Staff into Installing Remote Desktop Software, Claims Magazine
Persuading the unwary to allow remote access to their computers is an old trick, but it supposedly is used to execute SIM swaps.
Predictions for (the Rest of) 2020
Who says predictions can only be made at the beginning of the year? Here are some forecasts that may tickle your funny bone, or send shivers down your spine.
UK Security Body Recommends Building a ‘National Telecoms Lab’
The National Cyber Security Centre's summary of telecoms security risks will interest specialists in other countries too.
Bernie Ebbers Is Dead, but We Still Have Not Learned His Lesson
The former Worldcom CEO died following his early release from prison. He served 13 years for a USD11bn fraud.
Subex Seeks Growth by Securing India’s Smart Cities
The Indian RAFM vendor is deliberately repositioning themselves as suppliers of cybersecurity tools and intelligence to the cities of the future.
Students Get Unlimited Data by Taking SIMs from IoT Car Parking Clamps
'Barnacle' car parking clamps adopted by the University of Oklahoma contain SIMs for remote management and location tracking.
Frontier Communications Will Seek Bankruptcy
The American fixed line provider is weighed down by USD17.5bn of debt.
Commsrisk Top Ten for January 2020
Commsrisk saw a surge of traffic as people returned to their desks during January. These were the articles that grabbed most attention.
This Deutsche Telekom Video Explains Business Assurance in Just Four Minutes
This fun four-minute video explains the need for business assurance in a way that everybody can understand.
Iraq Regulator Bribed with Expensive London Homes Say Lawyers Working for Orange
Telco group Orange and logistics firm Agility owned 44% of Iraqi operator Korek until their shareholding was seized.
The Commsrisk Global Fraud Dashboard
Our Global Fraud Dashboard uses AI-powered search to collate, update and visualize data about scams and other network abuses from around the world. New charts are added each month. See it here.
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