Risk, Fraud & Security
Orange and Digicel Adopt XINTEC Fraudstrike IRSF Service
The small but innovative vendor has launched a cloud-based service that counters International Revenue Share Fraud.
VimpelCom Settles Bribery Claims for $795mn
VimpelCom's CEO admitted the firm had done wrong, and promised that controls had been strengthened, after Uzbek subsidiary Unitel pleaded guilty to charges of bribing officials.
Bill Shock Represents 14% of Big Business Mobile Costs
Wandera surveyed 1,000 IT managers and found surprising amounts were spent on roaming and data breaches.
45% Rise in Telco Security Incidents and Losses
PwC have published their 2016 survey of global information security, and the telecoms sector has taken a beating, despite a 37% rise in security spending.
Leaping Ahead With Risk Management: Keynote at WeDo KL 2016
My presentation explains why AsiaPac may drive innovation of risk techniques. The slides can be viewed online.
The Risk of Apathy in Matters of Mutual Interest
African CSPs need to learn how to speak and cooperate with each other, if they want to avoid being bullied by regulators and governments.
Zain Group Appoints Chief Risk Officer
Commenting on the promotion of AbdulGhaffar Setareh to the new position of CRO, Zain Group CEO Scott Gegenheimer said risk management is "a top priority".
Araxxe Shares Data on Frequency of OTT Bypass
The French telecoms revenue and fraud specialists have a regional analysis of the frequency of OTT bypass, derived from the audits they have performed for customers.
EY Highlights 2016 Fraud and Corruption Trends
According to EY, 2016 is going to be a complicated and challenging year for cybersecurity and risk management.
Juniper Pulls Suspected NSA Firewall Backdoor
The NetScreen line of firewalls had been compromised by unauthorized code, and was subject to a weakness relating to the random numbers used for encryption.
3 Takeaways from Neural’s Telco Risk Survey
You should apply professional skepticism, but it is worth reading this succinct report on estimated leakages and trends in risk management.
Elephant in the Room
If we want to do a better job of tackling fraud and other risks, we must be more open with others. Discussing the problems we all face is essential to finding new solutions.
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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