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Risk, Fraud & Security

Remembering Why We Take Risks

The best risk is not the same as the least risk. Or, as Norman Marks might put it, risk should be managed within the context of our objectives.

BT Americas CISO Shares Best 6 Security Motives

BT's top information security officer in the Americas tells us why boards take an increasing interest in securing their data.

How Do You Calculate the ROI of Fraud Systems?

Maths can be so clever and abstract that we lose sight of what we are trying to determine, and why.

TM Forum’s Fraud Survey Open

This is the third year that the TMF has run a fraud survey.

Who Owns Fraud Risk for the New Dumb Pipe?

Telcos are starting to provide free services to better compete with OTT providers and retain market share. But have they considered that free services still generate fraud leaks?

RAG Supports Fraud Awareness

The Risk & Assurance Group has been busy encouraging the prevention of fraud. Two prominent British anti-fraud organizations were invited to reach out to members.

Demanding Change, with Neural Technologies

A wide-ranging conversation with Neural CCO Luke Taylor covers why he thinks Safaricom, T-Mobile USA and Turkcell are leaders and what he wants from industry associations.

Fraud Awareness Week Begins Soon

The ACFE's International Fraud Week seems more like a marketing exercise for them than a serious attempt to share advice on how to prevent fraud.

OTT Bypass Is Biggest Threat to Mobile Operators, Says Revector Survey

We know OTT bypass is a serious issue, but it may take more than hyping the scale of the threat to overcome the obstacles.

Risk Management in Asia: Do the Math

The educational accomplishments of young Asians and the size of Asian telcos suggest Asia has the potential to use data science to generate superior returns on telecoms investment.

Freedom of Information Request Seeks to Reveal the Truth about UK Telecoms Fraud

Dave Morrow believes the UK police underestimate the scale of telecoms fraud.

The Billion Dollar Risk

Telcos may never eliminate bribery and corruption, but they will not pay such huge fines if they take simple steps to discourage unethical behavior.

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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