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No Rest for the Ragged

Both objective and subjective measures tell us that last week's Risk & Assurance Group (RAG) conference in Germany was a success.

Mobile Phones Can Build Credit Profiles for the Unbanked

Almost half the people in the world have no bank account, but social data can be used to assess their credit worthiness.

Reporters Put Spotlight on BAE Surveillance Sales

Are Danish authorities risking their own country's security by approving exports of surveillance and decryption systems?

Interim Findings from RAG Global Telco Enterprise Risk Survey

After surveying ERM in UK telcos, extending the work reveals we have global issues with the quality of risk governance.

Plagiarism in Revenue Assurance

A pack that has been widely shared on LinkedIn demonstrates how blatant copyright infringement is destroying the incentive for innovation.

The Rights and Wrongs of WeDo’s Fraud Cloud Service

One obstacle to cloud-based RAFM services is sending data outside the telco. This should be turned into a selling point.

On Reselling Digital Property

Is it legal to resell ebooks like paper books? Technological advances like blockchain may fill the gaps where legislators and courts struggle to make decisions.

Summer School for RAFM Professionals

Revenue assurance and fraud management professionals should look at all the options for education.

4 Takeaways from Verizon’s 2017 Data Breach Report

The tenth annual report confirms that crooks keep stealing data and employees keep being tricked by them.

Dish Network Fined $280mn for Telemarketing Calls

The judge considered the penalty justified because of 'millions and millions' of sales calls made to people on the USA's National Do Not Call Registry.

Who or What Will Save Cartesian?

The US-headquartered supplier of a mishmash of telecoms services, including RA, agrees that they need to turn around their fortunes... but cannot say how they will do it.

Man Finds RA Hidden in Fraud

A close look at the word 'fraud' reveals not just RA, but more besides...

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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