Risk, Fraud & Security
Wrong Priorities for Vodafone Security Product
Vodafone UK are slyly adding a charge for a new security product to customer bills, whilst failing to give decent advice about the product's limitations.
Why Password Advice Has Been Terrible
If you only think about maths and algorithms you may ignore the ways that human behavior will undermine them.
You Only Get Fraud When You Start Looking for It
Mexico banned the sale of Roku boxes because they are used for video piracy, but telcos have yet to begin measuring the extent of frauds like this.
London Moped Gang Raids Phone Shops 17 Times
The criminals were said to have stolen GBP1mn (USD1.3mn) of smartphones and tablets, but were undone when tracking devices were fitted.
What Does the Subex-ElevenPaths FMaaS Do?
If the purpose of press releases is to succinctly and effectively communicate important news then somebody needs to give that advice to the people writing the press releases.
SIMbox Bribery: The Answer
Can your fraud analysts be bribed? You might be troubled to learn how much fraudsters are willing to pay them to look the other way.
Social Media and Fraud: Do It To Them Before They Do It To Us
Personal data is used to launch cyber attacks against us. Instead of just playing defense, we can take the fight to the criminals.
Telco Corruption Fuels SIMbox Frauds
A former criminal says that bypass frauds persist because there is so much corruption within telcos, governments, and even anti-fraud solution providers.
Would You Pay $250 to Intercept Somebody’s Calls?
SS7 has security issues, but perhaps they have been over-publicized.
MTN Nigeria Embroiled in Row after 11 Arrested for Fraud
One of the people arrested blamed engineers at MTN headquarters for taking advantage of weak IT security.
3 Takeaways from PwC ‘Risk in Review’ Study
PwC's report shows how little ambition telcos have, compared to the integrated way that other big businesses manage risk.
Using Blockchains to Prevent Fraud
The distributed nature of blockchains means they are suited to combatting security and fraud risks on a distributed network.
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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