Risk, Fraud & Security
Nine Simple Strategies to Counter Telecom Fraud
Fraud expert Jim Bolzenius shares his favourite anti-fraud strategies.
Risk Management: Design, Tools and Materials
It is good to have a vision for the future but we must be wary of adopting grand designs which cannot be realized with the tools and materials available to us.
Show Me the Dead (or How We Forget Why We Manage Risk)
You should not manage safety by waiting for fatalities, so why do we manage our businesses like that?
Is There a ‘Terrifying’ New Wangiri Fraud?
Some little old ladies have fallen victim to an extraordinary new form of hacking. Or maybe they are ashamed to admit that the fault is with their bottoms.
Fraudstrike Publishes Top IPRN Destinations
The 15 most popular countries for International Premium Rate Numbers (IPRNs) were determined by surveying recent adverts.
Draft EU Policy for Online Platforms Is Leaked
The policies supported by European Commissioner Andrus Ansip would reduce the risks faced by telcos and other providers of online platforms.
Password Sharing and Video Revenues
As services evolve, more businesses will need to mitigate the loss of revenues caused by customers sharing passwords for content distributed over comms networks.
Ghana National Auditor Claims to Have Cut 300K Simbox Lines
Afriwave says they will eliminate simbox fraud by doing more of the tests that previously failed to eliminate simbox fraud.
Reviewing the TMF’s ERM Standard
A small team from Detecon has authored an unusually useful checklist of the most important risk management processes in telcos.
Netflix Shows Why Net Neutrality Is Biased
Netflix throttled videos on some networks, but not others. The net neutrality lobby needs to grow up, and stop moaning about hypothetical risks whilst turning a blind eye to real abuse.
The Taxman Cometh… Why Telcos Must Tackle Sales Tax Fraud
A tax fraud which cost Italian telcos 300mn euros illustrates why we must guard against organized crime - and the taxman.
Hackers Sell Data for 1.5mn Verizon Customers
Security expert Brian Krebs reported that a complete database of Verizon Enterprise customers can be purchased for USD100,000.
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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