Risk, Fraud & Security

The Irish RA and FMS vendor has added France's largest MVNO to a customer list focused on smaller telcos.

The final version of the EU's Single Digital Market Strategy says less about how it will reform Europe's communications market than the previously leaked draft.

Customers of 123-reg, the UK's largest web domain name registrar, have received phoney emails with a malware-laden 'invoice' attached.

Xu Zhijun, Deputy Chairman and rotating CEO of Huawei, warned that closed Chinese markets will inhibit innovation, increase security risks, and encourage protectionism elsewhere.

The Communications Fraud Control Association is currently inviting telcos to anonymously respond to their 2015 fraud survey.

The Digital Single Market Strategy of Euro Commissioner Andrus Ansip addresses everything from cybersecurity to copyright. Here are 8 key developments that will impact the risk profile of telcos.

Verizon has compiled a comprehensive review of data breaches over the last year, helped by data from 70 organizations. Here are ten of the most interesting takeaways from their report.

Roger Ansin, Chairman of Callista, explains why PBX hacking continues to occur, and how it can be blocked by implementing powerful software-based rules.

Luke Taylor, CCO of Neural Technologies, told me about his company's strategy and how they are positioning themselves to address evolving risks in the comms sector.

Google warns against visiting the GSM Association's website because hackers may have planted spam or malware.

Judging by press headlines, Ghana's intense public arguments about fraud management, price controls and interconnection reveal a worsening rift between government and telcos.

Andrew Hoog, CEO of NowSecure, says 60 percent of mobile apps suffer at least one high-risk security flaw.