Risk, Fraud & Security
One Fifth of UK PRS Traffic Alleged to be Fraudulent
UK mobile CSPs are losing GBP136M a year to Premium Rate Services (PRS) fraud, according to BillingScore, vendors of technology to identify Artificially Inflated...
The Swap that wasn’t…or was it?
We recently swapped our prepay billing system – for some reason, I prefer the term “prepay billing system” as opposed to Intelligent Network but...
What is Mobile Data Worth?
Recent revelations that Microsoft Windows 7 handsets were sending large amounts of superfluous data when synching with Yahoo Mail (see BBC News) has served...
Exercising Self-Control: To Speak Risk, First Learn Risk
I remember I did not enjoy my time as a trainee auditor. There was a lot of work to do. We endured...
In A Spin
Time and time again RA and Risk functions within companies try to yield fantastic results, returns and savings by looking for the next big...
Ghana Arrests Eight for Termination Fraud
It is good to see an old mate generating positive publicity about the fight against fraud. Nixon Wampamba can make a decent claim...
Wake Up Call
It’s all well and good coming up with fantastic ideas to set you ahead of the competition, assuming that you’ve thought the proposition through...
Traffic Pumping Costs US Carriers $400m Annually
TEOCO, the cost and revenue management vendors headquartered in Virginia, have issued a startling report about traffic pumping in the US market. Traffic...
Once Upon a Time in the Internet Wild West…
Regular readers of talkRA will have noticed we had some difficulties over the last week. Hackers found an exploit and were able to...
AT&T Stop Metered Internet Trial
In Reno, Nevada and Beaumont, Texas, AT&T has run a trial to charge DSL customers $1 per every gigabyte they exceeded their plan's usage...
Risk and Billing
Why should Risk Managers make friends with Billing Managers? I can think of three reasons:Many risks, if not managed properly, manifest themselves in...
Is Fraud Management the same as Revenue Assurance?
Jeepers creepers. My eyes popped out when I reviewed the proposal by Moshe Zolotov of cVidya to include fraud management in the TM...
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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