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Eric Priezkalns

During his career, Eric has been a Director of Risk Management for a national telco, the Chief Executive of the Risk & Assurance Group, a Chief Marketing Officer for a software business, a consultant, a public speaker and the publisher of Commsrisk since its launch in 2006. Look here for more about the history of Commsrisk and the role played by Eric.

The comms providers that Eric has worked for include Qatar Telecom, Cable & Wireless, T‑Mobile, Sky and Worldcom. In addition to his proficiency at speaking about the current scamdemic, Eric is also a qualified chartered accountant and a subject matter expert in consumer protection, enterprise risk management, fraud prevention, data integrity and billing accuracy. Eric was the lead author of Revenue Assurance: Expert Opinions for Communications Providers, published by CRC Press. He can be reached through the contact form on this website.

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US Phone Spying: Integrity Does Not Switch On and Off

If the US expects to take the moral high ground on matters of telecoms security, then it would help if they had a leader with some integrity.

Commsrisk Top Ten for October 2020

October represented another high-water mark for Commsrisk, with a new record for most visitors within a month. This is the third time the record has been broken during 2020.

Europol Uses Video Game to Teach Investigators How to Request Data from Telcos

The 'immersive' game asks players to query foreign ISPs and social media platforms following a hypothetical terrorist attack.

Telco CEO Charged with Fraud after 10-Year Investigation

Shareholder representatives are standing by Juris Gulbis, CEO of Tet, after he was charged with overpaying EUR7.6mn for TV equipment.

T-Mobile Outage Caused 250mn Calls to Fail

The FCC said a cascade of failures would have been prevented if T-Mobile USA had periodically audited the diversity of their networks.

China’s Threats Cannot Save Huawei from New Cold War

Telcos that can legally purchase equipment from Huawei will still need to consider the strategic risks of using a supplier banned on security and privacy grounds by a growing number of countries.

SS7 Used to Hack Messages of 20 Cryptocurrency Execs

Hackers took control of Telegram, Gmail and Yahoo accounts with the intention of tricking the victim's business associates.

Nokia to Provide 4G Coverage on the Moon

NASA expects the mobile network technology will be more reliable and work at greater distances.

Taiwan Police Warns That Cheap Chinese Phones Have Scam Malware Preinstalled

Users are tricked into buying points for a game where fraudsters control the account and demand refunds from the game's providers.

Subex Appoints New CTO

Suresh Chintada previously worked in senior software engineering roles for network equipment manufacturers CommScope and ARRIS.

From A to B: The 5 Reasons to Join a Community That Permanently Prevents Fraud

We can make many voice frauds impossible with a simple 'handshake' check between the A and B-party operators.

Network Security Flaw Lets Smartphone Penis Lock Be Permanently Sealed by Anyone

Anyone wearing a networked genital lock should think about technology security as well as physical security.
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