Risk, Fraud & Security
Will the German Network ‘Hate Speech’ Law Work?
Germany has imposed ambitious rules that control how people express themselves on social media. There are still uncertainties with how the rules will be applied in practice.
How Biometrics Fights Fraud and Serves Customers
Identifying customers by asking questions is a risk because the answers are also known to internal fraudsters. Safaricom will use voice biometrics to reduce fraud and boost service.
Security and Risk: Too Much How-To, Not Enough How-Much
The Meltdown and Spectre security bugs are serious because they afflict many chips, but the measurement of the risks is trivial.
Widespread DDoS Crimes Not Taken Seriously
A young man walked free from a British court after admitting to 2,000 separate DDoS attacks. This is not the first time a court has neglected the damage done by DDoS.
Officials at Ghana Regulator Charged with Corruption
The former Chairman of the National Communications Authority of Ghana is amongst those accused of misusing money allocated for the purchase of Israeli spyware.
John McAfee Says Phone Was ‘Compromised’
Is this a sign that SIM swappers have started to target VIPs?
Telia Lithuania Merges Risk and Security with Customer Ops and Business Transformation
Is this a model for how to integrate risk management or just a way to lower costs?
Call Replay: Spying or Fraud?
Carriers that replay part of a phone conversation are more likely to be engaging in cynical profiteering than espionage.
The Security Threat Is Inside Your Business
Insurance brokerage Willis Towers Watson found that two-thirds of US cybersecurity insurance claims were prompted by the abuses or negligence of employees.
Who Commits Fraud: Toerags or Terrorists?
Two different stories about the beneficiaries of fraud reveal how little is really known by either telcos or law enforcement.
How Will the eSim Impact Fraud Management?
Embedded SIMs will counter some traditional fraud threats whilst creating new kinds of opportunities for ingenious hackers.
Cox Communications VP Pleads Guilty to Multimillion Dollar Fraud
Former marketing exec Janet West told her assistant to purchase fictitious services using the assistant's corporate credit card.
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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