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New Conference Coordinator Appointed by RAG

Sara Whitwell will be responsible for working with hosts, sponsors and speakers to ensure the success of RAG events. She previously managed the marketing of Neural Technologies.

Widespread DDoS Crimes Not Taken Seriously

A young man walked free from a British court after admitting to 2,000 separate DDoS attacks. This is not the first time a court has neglected the damage done by DDoS.

SIM Card Registration: The Customer Knows Himself

Many customers are honest, so why not follow the example of Rwanda, where customers are encouraged to identify SIMs that have been wrongly associated with them?

Commsrisk Top Ten for 2017

Which stories grabbed the imagination last year? Here are the ten articles which received most views in 2017, plus the most popular posts during December.

Officials at Ghana Regulator Charged with Corruption

The former Chairman of the National Communications Authority of Ghana is amongst those accused of misusing money allocated for the purchase of Israeli spyware.

John McAfee Says Phone Was ‘Compromised’

Is this a sign that SIM swappers have started to target VIPs?

5 Trends to Watch in 2018

Risk managers should never engage in wild speculation unless it is the start of the year and their predictions are different to everyone else's.

Mobile Money Interoperability: Simple, Yet Complex

Kenya is a leader in mobile money but its regulator has lost patience with telcos delaying the delivery of interoperability.

The Commsrisk Review of 2017

There was plenty of bad news in 2017. However, bad news for everyone else is good news for us, if we have the courage to find new ways to address growing problems and emerging risks.

Using Machine Learning to Identify ‘Never Pay’ Subscribers

Automation and plenty of data means the credit worthiness of individuals can be assessed before they become subscribers.

Telia Lithuania Merges Risk and Security with Customer Ops and Business Transformation

Is this a model for how to integrate risk management or just a way to lower costs?

Assuring the Revenues of Christmas

Assurance never rests, not even on Christmas Day! Neither does Commsrisk, so here is some fluff about Mariah Carey wanting a puppy whilst leaking lots of money.

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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