Risk, Fraud & Security
CFCA Extends Global Fraud Survey Deadline
The world-famous Global Fraud Loss Survey of the Communications Fraud Control Association will now accept responses up to 4th August 2017.
Virgin Router Password Fuss Shows Lack of Priorities
The problem with risk management is the tendency to do nothing useful for a long time, before suddenly deciding to panic.
Interim Findings from RAG Global Telco Enterprise Risk Survey
After surveying ERM in UK telcos, extending the work reveals we have global issues with the quality of risk governance.
The Rights and Wrongs of WeDo’s Fraud Cloud Service
One obstacle to cloud-based RAFM services is sending data outside the telco. This should be turned into a selling point.
4 Takeaways from Verizon’s 2017 Data Breach Report
The tenth annual report confirms that crooks keep stealing data and employees keep being tricked by them.
COFPFTE: A Taxing Comms Puzzle
The UK's new Corporate Offences of Failure to Prevent Facilitation of Tax Evasion (COFPFTE) Act may trip up British telcos when calls are unlawfully terminated overseas.
User Survey and Tests Measure Impact of OTT Bypass
Our research shows that OTT bypass affects the quality of calls as well as revenues, but many users choose not to disable it.
Ericsson Bribery Part 2: Too Little Responsibility, Too Late?
The conclusion of this two-part series reviews how bribery claims prompted Ericsson's anti-corruption approach to evolve.
Why We Need a Leakage Susceptibility Model
The BT Leakage Susceptibility Model is currently undergoing evaluation by members of the Risk & Assurance Group.
Ericsson Bribery Part 1: The Story so Far
The first part of this two-part series summarizes how Ericsson came to be accused of paying bribes in 18 different countries.
Welcome the WannaCry Global Cyberattack
On Thursday, I argued fear should be used to motivate increased investment in all kinds of risk and assurance. On Friday, WannaCry illustrated why.
Singing a Song about Fraud, Bicycles and GDP
Global telecoms fraud is such a big business that it is worth more than the GDP of some countries.
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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