US Adopts Anti-Robocall Law With Global Implications
The TRACED Act demands US telcos authenticate calls over IP and TDM networks, but the provisions for international enforcement and tackling wangiri fraud also raise questions for foreign telcos.
The 2020 Prediction That Should Have Changed Already
The all-IP future of telecoms risk is coming our way, even if some risk managers struggle to move towards it.
The Need for Anti-Fraud Partnerships: GBSDTech and the RAG Wangiri Blockchain
Jeffrey Ross, COO of GBSD Technologies, explains why he believes businesses must work together to defeat wangiri and other frauds.
First STIR/SHAKEN Verified Call across Three Telcos
T-Mobile US, Comcast and Inteliquent say they have achieved a global first by using a digital signature to validate the origin of a call routed across three networks.
12 US Telcos Form Anti-Robocall Alliance
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has persuaded the bulk of US telephony providers to adopt eight principles for stopping nuisance robocalls.
US Reg Targets Spoofed SMS and Calls from Overseas
The Federal Communications Commission voted to extend existing regulations so they can also pursue wrongdoers sending SMS messages or originating calls from outside the USA.
US Caller ID Verification Body Seeks Certificate Authorities
To prevent spoofing of caller IDs, the US needs competent organizations to issue digital certificates to telcos.
Europe Should Act on Call ID Spoofing Now
Andy Rawnsley of the NICC told RAG Bonn about the great work done to reduce nuisance calls in the UK, but European telcos and regulators need to be more proactive about CLI spoofing.