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RAG TV Episode 9: Fraud and Number Validation
We learned so much during Episode 9 of the current season of RAG TV, which featured Vodacom Mozambique CTO Pedro Rabacal and 1Route co-founder Jeffrey Ross discussing the use of CLI validation to prevent a range of frauds, including simboxing. Pedro and Jeffrey also talked about the future of cross-border collaboration and why they believe all telcos will eventually implement protocols to validate the calls they originate. If you missed the live stream then the recording is now available on both the RAG TV webpage and below.
RAG TV streams interviews with risk and assurance experts every Wednesday. The shows are live so viewers can ask questions too, though recordings are also made available for playback soon after each show ends. Subscribe to the RAG TV calendar to ensure every show is in your diary.
Compare Your Leakage Coverage to Other Telcos
The RAG Leakage Catalogue is the most comprehensive inventory of revenue and cost leakages suffered by comms providers. Now you can obtain a personalised report showing how the scope of leakage monitoring in your business compares to the best, worst and average comms providers. You just need to complete the following four-minute survey. Alternatively, learn more about the industry’s most comprehensive catalogue of revenue and cost leakages by looking here.
RAG Joins the SMS Fraud Compliance Committee of the Mobile Ecosystem Forum
The Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF) has released version 2.0 of their industry-leading SMS Fraud Code of Conduct and we are proud to confirm RAG is represented on the Compliance Committee for the refreshed Code.
MEF are the established leaders when it comes to persuading telcos and other businesses to follow common standards that prevent and reduce business SMS fraud. Their Code of Conduct sets out expectations for how all businesses involved in the creation and distribution of bulk SMS messaging should respond to abusive practices. Many of the leading messaging firms are signatories.
RAG encourages all reputable firms to join this collaborative effort. Learn more and enquire about becoming a signatory by clicking here.
Fight Wangiri Fraud by Joining the 80 Telcos Already Connected to the RAG Wangiri Blockchain
RAG, in partnership with Orillion, is giving telcos the opportunity to gain free access to a global distributed ledger of numbers used in wangiri attacks. 80 telcos have connected to the blockchain already, including Vodafone Group, BICS, iBasis, Reliance Jio and Tele2 Group. Well over one billion phone users are served by telcos that have joined our anti-wangiri consortium.
Blockchain technology makes the ledger uniquely quick and easy to access, and there is no need to implement new software or hardware to access the ledger. All we ask in exchange for free access is that telcos use the blockchain to share intelligence about the wangiri attacks aimed at their customers. See the portal and request to join the consortium here.
RAG Hall of Fame: 10 Professionals Honoured
Ten individuals have been inducted into the RAG Hall of Fame in appreciation of their lifetime contribution to our professional community.
The inductees are (pictured clockwise from top left): Luis Cardoso (posthumous); Peter Coulter; Hayley Daniels; Katia Gonzalez Gutierrez; Santhosh Gopalan (posthumous); Ambrose Nwadike (posthumous); Kathy Romano; David Smith; Glen Winn; and Colin Yates.
You can learn more about the inductees and watch their tributes and acceptance speeches here.