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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.

Regulating Telcos Like Banks, Ghost Accounts, SIM Swaps and Bananas: Episode 5 of The Commsrisk Show

The theme of our April 12 broadcast was the risk and regulatory implications of telcos providing financial services.

Expensive Standards Are a Tax on Safety and Security

Why can it cost so much to buy intellectual property from standards organizations that received it for free?

Phone Data for Policing, Data Markets for Criminals and Trouble with Boys: Episode 4 of The Commsrisk Show

Our guests were Donald Reinhart and Tom Beiser of LATRO, the data forensics and RAFM business.

Commsrisk Top Ten for March 2023

Which stories grabbed the attention of risk professionals working in the communications sector? These were the ten most popular Commsrisk articles during March.

IoT Safety, Flash Calls, SMS Blasters and Bilateral Spam Accords: Episode 3 of The Commsrisk Show

David Rogers, Chair of the GSMA Fraud and Security Group, was the special guest.

Ukraine, National Security, Defamation and Robocalls: Watch Episode 2 of The Communications Risk Show

Episode 1 reached 1,700 viewers in a week and the early indications suggest Episode 2 will reach even more.

Watch Episode 1 of The Communications Risk Show

Corruption, hacking, lawsuits against regulators, two-factor authentication by SMS, the UN, GVG, 5G and Elon Musk were among the topics for the first episode of our new conversation program.

16 Reasons to Watch The Communications Risk Show

It is about the people, not just the tech.

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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