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Using Canaries to Protect Privacy

An increasing number of providers use 'warrant canaries' to bypass legal gagging orders, allowing them to signal when governments are snooping on customer data.

Calculating the Return on CEM

The TM Forum has released a 'calculator' which estimates the benefits delivered by Customer Experience Management (CEM) projects.

European Telcos and the Data Trap

Telcos need to build a strategy around innovation and partnerships, if they want to escape the trap of falling revenues and commoditised data.

Veracode-CEBR Survey of UK Cybersecurity

Here are four takeaways from a survey of British cybersecurity that is full of punchy facts and stats.

Goodbye talkRA

The historic archive of posts at talkRA.com, the predecessor to Commsrisk, will be removed from the internet on 21st July 2015. These were the 5 most popular posts in talkRA's history.

Capex Optimization: For growth, or defense?

Operators need to invest in network capex just to retain customers. To prevent declining margins, they also need to offer more services than before.

New Lease of Life for Ageing Fraud Types

The competition between fraudsters and fraud managers forces both to evolve. PBX fraud is a perfect example of how an old technique can mutate and thrive again.

Review of Ofcom Report on Data and the IoT

The UK regulator asked WIK-Consult to summarize research into how to engage with customers about their IoT data. They concluded there is a lot of work to do.

How to Sell a Simbox

We can learn about fraud by listening to the people who profit from it.

New Irish MVNO Buys Neural Risk Solution

An unnamed new entrant in the Republic of Ireland has acquired Neural Technologies' subscriber application risk management solution.

Summer 2015 Revenue Assurance Group Agenda

The presentations will cover: integrating assurance with governance; the Internet of Things; and predictive analytics. There will also be a vote on RAG's future!

Simbox Detection Saves $1mn in Jordan

Arrests have been made, and equipment confiscated, after Jordan's communications regulator instigated a project to combat the illegal termination of international calls.

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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