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Heavy Hitters Feature in First Draft Agendas for RAG’s Bonn and Toronto Conferences
With almost three months before they begin, RAG has already confirmed some of the best-known speakers for their events.
17 Years of Prison for UK TV Pirates; Spanish Police Leads ‘Big Hit’ on Euro Pirate Servers
Copyright infringement is not a victimless crime, and the heavy hand of the law is being used to keep it in check.
AT&T and Comcast Connect SHAKEN/STIR Call across Their Networks
The US telcos were able to authenticate the digital signature that proves the source of a call that originated on another network.
US Utilities Still Email Plain Text Passwords to Customers
Millions of Americans may be putting themselves at risk by asking utilities to email the passwords for their accounts.
Why Is Africa in Love with GVG’s RA Audits?
The corruption of African journalism has consequences for the regulation of telecoms providers.
Making Cryptocurrency Secure
There are ways to improve the security surrounding of cryptocurrency, but legislators cannot fathom them.
TUFF Issues Apology for Commsrisk Copyright Breach
The Telecommunications UK Fraud Forum (TUFF) has promised to cover intellectual property rights in future versions of their training courses.
Why RAG Will Not Hold a London Conference in 2019
After successful conferences in 2016, 2017 and 2018, many think RAG should return to London in 2019. Here are the reasons to hold RAG's European conference in Bonn instead.
Indian Court Forces Tata Docomo to Compensate Bank Fraud Victim after SIM Swap
The telco unsuccessfully tried to blame the customer's losses on his bank's security procedures.
Three New Courses Added to RAG Learning
Risk and assurance practitioners may now take free online courses covering postpaid, prepaid and mobile number portability.
Afghanistan Signs Dodgy National Revenue Assurance Deal
An airline exec with no track record in telecoms beat some of the world's leading RA vendors to win a USD11mn contract.
US Spies to Stop Bulk CDR Collection
The first leak from whistleblower Ed Snowden concerned the mass collection of CDRs from US telcos. Now the Trump administration is quietly ending that NSA program.
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