Commsrisk Top Ten for May 2023
Last month saw a consistently strong readership for every new article. These were the 10 posts that received most attention.
Robocalls and Call Authentication: Commsrisk Show Episode 12
Three of the world’s leading experts offered contrasting explanations of how to reduce unwanted and illegal robocalls.
Nation State Hacking, Pre-Installed Malware, Prison for Spoofer and Job Cuts: Commsrisk Show Episode 11
Patrick Donegan of Hardenstance spoke with us about the attacks on comms providers that come from nation states and their proxies.
Karsten Nohl on Cloud Hacking, Central Bank Ends SMS 2FA and Macron’s Filter: Commsrisk Show Episode 10
The world-famous security researcher explained how he hacked a telco’s cloud servers and the harm that could be done by bad actors.
Embedded SIMs, Blocking URLs in SMS, and FBI Comms Surveillance: Episode 9 of The Commsrisk Show
We spoke with testing expert John Davies of BluGem about mitigating the commercial and security risks surrounding eSIMs.
Commsrisk Top Ten for April 2023
Four of April’s most popular stories concerned the unreliable predictions and growing impatience surrounding STIR/SHAKEN and the US approach to tackling robocalls.
A New Security Layer for Networks, Cloned Voices and Fraud Disinformation: Episode 8 of The Commsrisk Show
Arnd Baranowski, CEO of Oculeus, has a vision for a new telecoms network security layer that stops fraud at ‘light speed’.
SMS Pumping, Attempted Coups, and Watching the Fraud Watchmen: Episode 7 of The Commsrisk Show
Tim Biddle of Sinch explained why fraudsters use bots to generate artificial SMS traffic and what can be done to stop them.
Subex Announces New CEO
Nisha Dutt will take charge of the Indian RAFM and analytics firm after serving as an independent director since 2015. Current CEO Vinod Kumar will step down on July 14 after 25 years with Subex.
5G Security, Robocalls, and Seeking Innovation in Revenue Assurance: Episode 6 of The Commsrisk Show
Can we coordinate international action to secure 5G? Telecoms cybersecurity expert Silke Holtmanns shared her views.