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Commsrisk Top Ten for November 2017

By Eric Priezkalns
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Which stories drew the most interest from your peers? These were the ten most popular Commsrisk articles during November.

The November news was dominated by stories about fraudsters, hackers, and corruption. However, the most widely read article concerned the departure of Cartesian’s CEO as the business dropped from the Nasdaq stock exchange. When it comes to managing risks, intense pressure is created both by competitors and criminals.

These ten articles are ranked by unique page views during November.

  1. Cartesian delists from Nasdaq; CEO to step down
  2. Vodafone in the press again – for fighting fraud
  3. 7-year simbox prosecution raises doubts about telco role in fighting crime
  4. MTN fraud analyst sold phone records to dodgy businessman
  5. Cox Communications VP pleads guilty to multimillion dollar fraud
  6. What are the impacts of the e-SIM from a revenue assurance perspective?
  7. SIM card registration: exchanging some risks for others
  8. Hackers bring down RAG website
  9. Greed, stupidity, lies, and telcos
  10. The meaning of GDPR with Rachel Goodin
Eric Priezkalns
Eric Priezkalnshttp://revenueprotect.com

During his career, Eric has been a Director of Risk Management for a national telco, the Chief Executive of the Risk & Assurance Group, a Chief Marketing Officer for a software business, a consultant, a public speaker and the publisher of Commsrisk since its launch in 2006. Look here for more about the history of Commsrisk and the role played by Eric.

The comms providers that Eric has worked for include Qatar Telecom, Cable & Wireless, T‑Mobile, Sky and Worldcom. In addition to his proficiency at speaking about the current scamdemic, Eric is also a qualified chartered accountant and a subject matter expert in consumer protection, enterprise risk management, fraud prevention, data integrity and billing accuracy. Eric was the lead author of Revenue Assurance: Expert Opinions for Communications Providers, published by CRC Press. He can be reached through the contact form on this website.

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