Tag: Microsoft
As Microsoft Copilot Sputters, Telcos Ask ‘What’s Next’ with AI
Mark Abolafia of HTEC has some answers.
New Evidence about Microsoft Teams Numbers Used for Scams
A revealing email from Sinch to Microsoft was also accidentally sent to the Demurrage scamhunter collective.
Scamhunters Blast Microsoft Teams and Sinch over VoIP Numbers for Callback Frauds
The scamhunter group called Demurrage published a comprehensive dossier of evidence they compiled.
When Hallucinogenic AI Costs You Your Job
The UK’s second largest police force relied upon genuinely “artificial” intelligence.
How Scammers Insert Phone Numbers into the URLs of Genuine Websites
A simple trick has inserted bogus support numbers into URLs that people will see in their web browsers when visiting the real websites of Netflix, Microsoft and Apple.
Irish Regulator Says Anti-Scam Plan Is Worth EUR1.2bn to Society and Economy
ComReg projects that the returns generated by new fraud prevention controls for voice and SMS will be 55 times the cost of implementing them.
When Fighting Scams, Why Do We Trust US Multinationals More than Impartial Academics?
US firms control the global governance of STIR/SHAKEN. We should pursue a UK alternative that prioritizes the public good over profits.
Hackers Insert Data-Stealing Malware into 3CX VoIP Phone System Used by 600,000 Organizations
3CX customers include BMW, McDonald’s and the UK National Health Service. Some think North Korean hackers are behind the attack.
EU Flirts with Ending Net Neutrality to Squeeze Money for European Telcos from US Big Tech
European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager echoed telco lobbyists who say over half of all internet traffic leads to just six US firms.
Online Training Review: Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Excel
This edX course from Microsoft will be useful to any analyst wanting to upgrade their Excel skills and save time at work.
History Repeats Itself, as in Life and in Tech
History tells us plenty about the reasons tech businesses fail, but telcos are in great danger anyway.
Never Trust Anyone Claiming ‘90% Certification’ for GDPR
Somebody from Microsoft said something idiotic about data protection, then drew attention to several other idiocies.
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