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Ex-MI6 Spy Chief Says His Emails Were Hacked; Warns Against Simplistic Interpretation of Russia’s Methods

By Eric Priezkalns 9 Jun 2022 Privacy & Intellectual Property

Russian disinformation portrayed Richard Dearlove as a leader of a pro-Brexit group that has overthrown the UK government.


Probe into BT Investor Reveals More about Government than Security

By Eric Priezkalns 8 Jun 2022 General

Patrick Drahi, billionaire owner of Altice, will know national security can be a euphemism for safeguarding government investments.


Why Does Mental Health Stop Mattering When the Bill Comes from the BBC?

By Eric Priezkalns 8 Apr 2022 General

Rules that stop UK comms providers intimidating vulnerable people are set aside when the BBC collects money.


LAPSUS$ Ransom Gang Proves It Is Easier to Hack People than Computers

By Eric Priezkalns 31 Mar 2022 Risk, Fraud & Security

The arrest of an English teenager who offered $20,000 bribes to big telco insiders shows security paradigms do not fit the facts.


UK Regulator Delays STIR/SHAKEN Decision; Pretends to Launch an Anti-Scam ‘Crackdown’

By Eric Priezkalns 25 Feb 2022 Risk, Fraud & Security

37 pages of Ofcom waffle could have been reduced to a few sentences saying they hope somebody else will tell them what to do.


Why Are US Child Abuse Stats Used In a UK Government Campaign Against E2E Comms Encryption?

By Eric Priezkalns 15 Feb 2022 Data & Analytics

Serious policy goals like child protection deserve a serious commitment to objective facts.


Free EU Roaming Continues Because UK Telco Systems Not Ready to Charge

By Eric Priezkalns 7 Jan 2022 Assurance & Audit

Both Vodafone UK and EE have fallen behind schedule with technical changes needed to reintroduce charges for roaming in the EU.


The Senior Politician Convicted of Robocalling (and Why It Matters)

By Eric Priezkalns 13 Dec 2021 Nuisance & Spam

A graduate of one of the USA’s most prestigious law schools learned that not every country has weak rules about robocall spam.


O2 Fined for Misleading Regulator about Overbilling

By Eric Priezkalns 6 Dec 2021 Assurance & Audit

Ofcom said Telefónica’s UK operating company had a ‘history’ of withholding information.


Has the UK Regulator Just Ordered the Blocking of Foreign Scam Calls?

By Eric Priezkalns 26 Oct 2021 Nuisance & Spam

No, Ofcom has not ordered widespread blocking of international calls. But risk managers should understand why the BBC said they had.


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RAG RAFMCS Survey Results

Eric Priezkalns summarizes the largest ever survey of revenue assurance, fraud management and cybersecurity (RAFMCS) pros working for comms providers worldwide.

 

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