Fraud prevention News

Why network operators should be responsible for protecting consumers and SMBs

With responsibility comes revenue – why network operators should be responsible for protecting consumers and SMBs.

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How smart should smart citizens be?

Do we need ‘quick wins’ to build public support for smart cities? Or is it the IoT sector’s job (quietly and invisibly) to provide better, safer, greener lives for today’s

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AI will be used by CSPs as a superhuman shield against fraud

There’s been a lot of hype around machine learning (ML), and artificial intelligence (AI) in recent years, and in 2019, we believe ML and AI will be used as tools

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What to expect in 2019: Clue – If it’s not about 5G it’s barely being mentioned

Spoiler Alert: If you’re hoping to get through the Festive Period without any mention of 5G, look away now. And, says Jeremy Cowan, if you thought 2018 was full of

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IoT is the game-changing next step for telcos – but is it a security risk?

As revenues continue to decline in telcos’ traditional core business – calls, data and roaming fees – it is understandable that the IoT is being hailed as a natural progression

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Telecoms is the easy target for fraudsters

Industries such as retail, payments and financial services have been the obvious targets for cybercriminals for many years, writes Jason Lane-Sellers, the president of the Communications and Fraud Control Association

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AI is already delivering savings in the fight against fraud

Every business today is facing a host of new threats in the communications world. Telecoms service providers are no different, and the growing challenge that is VoIP and toll fraud

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A Week in Telco IT: T-Mobile 2mn user security breach shows comms sector has learned little

T-Mobile was hacked this week and the resulting data breach is depressingly familiar. One security expert believes it points to a “systemic malaise” in the communications industry. Jeremy Cowan reports

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Are mobile transactions the backbone of a seamless customer experience?

The modern consumer is an ever-changing force that is taking control of the payments industry, writes Robert Murphy, the head of Customer Service & Logistics at Chip & PIN Solutions,

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Build, buy or hire a UC platform: what’s best for who, when and how

Traditionally, service providers built their own telecoms platforms, whether developing in-house or via an external vendor, writes Bertrand Pourcelot, the director general of Centile Telecom Applications.

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