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David Beckham vs. Complicated Tariffs

Do you think mobile phone tariffs are too confusing? So does David Beckham!

RIMS ERM Awards Nominations Close Soon

No telco has ever won the RIMS award for Enterprise Risk Management (ERM). To change that, you have until 15th August to nominate a telco with an exemplary ERM program.

New Australian Online Piracy Law Threatens Websites and VPNs

Legitimate websites and VPN services are at risk, if courts interpret the new law too loosely.

Neural Increases Staff by 30 Percent

The British vendor targets growth in India and Africa, and has appointed a new sales executive for those regions.

Commsrisk Top Ten For July 2015

Which Commsrisk articles grabbed everyone's attention? These posts received the most hits during July.

Logos for (In)accurate Bills

Ofcom, the barmy British regulator, now thinks logos are a good way to draw attention to complacent audits of billing accuracy.

Cartesian Acquires Digital TV Consultancy

Farncombe Technology, specialists in Digital TV, will be purchased for an undisclosed price.

Risk and the Internet of Things

The huge growth in the number of connected devices means telcos need to bundle services and manage SLAs in order to get the right balance between risks and rewards.

From talkRA to Commsrisk

Following the retirement of the talkRA website, Tony Poulos got in touch to discuss the evolution of RA, and what the future holds for Commsrisk and the comms industry.

Lunch Time Teaser – 15

Following a crisis, how might risk management influence the share price of a global telco group?

Hackers Wirelessly Kill Engine of a Moving Car

Two hackers used a remote interface to an entertainment system to disable the engine of a Jeep Cherokee moving at 70mph. This illustrates the underestimated risk of the Internet of Things.

Security in NFC

Thanks to a variety of security advantages, mobile phones equipped with near field communications can make payments safer.

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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