November 2022
An Easy-to-Deploy Fraud-Control Handshake for Voice Operators is Here: When Will it Takeoff?
interview with Vasily Birulin
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August 2022
Well done, Fraud Fighter. I Now Promote You to Superhero of Trusted Communications
interview with Peter Ford
A “trusted communications superhero” campaign raises awareness of several inter-related professions that protect digital engagement for telecoms, enterprises, and the public sector.
August 2022
The Bite Group Teams with Elitnet to Deliver Advanced Wangiri and ML-based Fraud Control
interview with Jonas Milerius & Vidmantas Sablinskas
The Lithuania-based Bite Group has adopted Onyx, an ML- and rules-based off-the-shelf FMS from Elitnet. Bite’s head of fraud management and Elitnet’s solution architect discuss challenges and opportunities faced by small- to mid-sized MNOs as they implement and customize an affordable rules- and machine-learning-based FMS.
January 2022
Registered Caller: A Centralized Registry Service to Collect, Vet and Send Enterprise STIR/SHAKEN and Rich Call Data to Consumers
interview with George Cray & Tom Sawanobori
A fraud control solution vendor and national wireless association have teamed up to drive adoption of a new, central cloud service for enterprise vetting and validation to leverage STIR/SHAKEN info for telecoms in the U.S. market.
December 2020
Telecom Identity Fraud 2020: A 36-Expert Analyst Report on Subscription Fraud, Identity, KYC and Security
by Dan Baker
TRI releases a new research report on telecom identity fraud and security. Black Swan readers can download a free Executive Summary of the Report.
October 2020
How an Energized Antifraud System with SLAs & Revenue Share is Powering Business Growth at Wholesaler iBASIS
interview with Malick Aissi
A classic case of risk management driving a major boost in a telecom’s business. Learn details on the commercial offer, antifraud ystem upgrades, Do It Yourself customer portal and reporting.
July 2020
Webinar: Wangiri Warriors: Solutions & Strategies for Fighting Call Back Fraud
interview with Arnd Baranowski & John Haraburda & Igor Skutsenya & Colin Yates
A virtual webinar where four telecom fraud control experts give their perspective on Wangiri, the callback fraud. They discusses strategies and explain the solutions they offer to service providers.
July 2020
Black Swan Guide: Lanck Telecom’s Voice FMS as an On-Demand Network Service
interview with Igor Skutsenya
A Guide to a new and unique on-demand network service enabling fraud-risky international voice traffic to be monitored (and either alerted or blocked) as that traffic is routed through a wholesaler on its way to its final destinations.
March 2020
SAS Manages an Analytics Hub of Internal, 3rd Party, and AI Data for Telco-Specific, Holistic Fraud Solutions
interview with Sundeep Tengur
A leading cross-industry fraud analytics firm provides: a picture of telecom threats; perspective on subscription and onboarding fraud; parallels to fraud control in banking; and a rundown on its telco-specific approach to solving fraud problems in a holistic way.
December 2019
Lanck Telecom Raises Fraud Alarm for International Brands, Enterprise Call Centers & Carriers: Beware of Wangiri 2.0
interview with Sergey Okhrimenko
An international wholesaler gives details about a new traffic pumping fraud dubbed Wangiri 2.0. The fraud is hard to detect and targets businesses who do lots of international calling.
More Stories in Index
- An Easy-to-Deploy Fraud-Control Handshake for Voice Operators is Here: When Will it Takeoff? — interview with Vasily Birulin — Real-time sharing of signaling data between originating and terminating carriers delivers a fraud-watching handshake before a call starts and as long as the call is active.
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