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Vodafone Exec Asks EU for Common IoT Regulation

Joakim Reiter, External Affairs Director of Vodafone Group, says the EU single market is undermined by having different electronic comms rules in each country.

Was Subex Really on the ‘Brink of Disaster’?

A new interview with Subex CEO Vinod Kumar suggests the Indian software firm is not sure how to excite investors.

Why I Am Going to the RAG Bonn Conference

The conferences of the Risk & Assurance Group (RAG) provide a forum to discuss ideas. This friendly sharing of insights is of benefit to everyone.

High Court Decision Shows UK Government Incompetence over GSM Gateways

The UK government has the power to ban GSM gateways to protect national security, but made a mess of it.

BT’s Italian Fraud Allegedly Encouraged by UK Execs

Italian authorities found emails that show a British finance exec pressured the Italian unit of BT to cook their books using the same accounting ruse that led to Worldcom's collapse.

Human Expectations of Machine Learning

You can learn a lot with machine learning, but you can never be sure that you will learn what you wanted to learn.

STC Joins i3forum to Fight Wholesale Fraud

The first Middle Eastern member of the wholesaler's club was clearly drawn to the forum's increased emphasis of fraud management.

Zimbabwean Mobile Telcos Say Customers Refunded after Internet Shutdown

Phone users were unhappy about paying for internet access for a period when the government had interrupted service.

Did Saudi Arabia Hack the Amazon CEO’s Phone?

The Saudis have undoubtedly invested in spytech, but not everyone agrees they were involved in a conspiracy to blackmail Jeff Bezos.

The Pros and Cons of Regulating Web Content

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg has joined the chorus demanding more regulation of the net globally, but are UK proposals tantamount to imposing a press regulator by the back door?

Huawei Security Arguments Generate Heat but No New Light

A round-up of recent developments in the international debate concerning the security of Huawei's 5G tech.

Happy Birthday RAG Learning! First Anniversary Sees Record Enrollments

The online training platform of the Risk & Assurance Group (RAG) attracts an extremely diverse range of students.

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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