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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.

Articles by This Author

15 DDoS-for-Hire Websites Seized by FBI

The criminal services had been used to launch hundreds of thousands of distributed denial of service attacks.

Nigerian Regulator Attacked for ‘Huge’ Revenue Loss

A lawyer's threats to the Nigerian Communications Commission have been used to justify hyperbolic media headlines about revenue losses.

Commsrisk Top Ten for 2018

Here is the rundown of the most popular Commsrisk articles of the past year, plus those which topped the charts during December.

Indonesians Complain about Wangiri Calls from UAE

The calls appear to originate from a provider of mobile satellite services.

SMS Used to Hijack UK Celebrity Twitter Accounts

Some questioned the ethics and legality of the stunt, but it does raise the question of why Twitter still allows users to manage their accounts via SMS.

The Only 2019 Prediction You Should Worry About

As we realize the dream of all-IP communications, so we must become conscious of the manifold impact on the risk environment.

The Commsrisk Review of 2018

Significant new trends dominated the news in 2018. But is the biggest story that some telecoms professionals are failing to see the need to change?

Which Predictions Were Right?

Five major trends were described at the beginning of 2018. Did change occur as rapidly as expected?

The Unsung Heroes of the Year

This is a good time to thank some special people for what they give to our community.

Expensive Ghanian National RA System Relies on Test Calls (Like Everybody Else)

Why is Ghana spending so much on its new 'platform' to detect simboxes if it relies on familiar old methods?

Israeli Spyware Implicated in Khashoggi Murder

A confidant of the murdered Saudi is suing an Israeli business whose spyware was found on his phone.

Sharp Rise in Canadian Bill Accuracy Complaints

Canada's CCTS has seen an 87 percent increase in complaints that monthly bills are inaccurate. Almost half came from customers of Bell Canada.

The Commsrisk Global Fraud Dashboard


Our Global Fraud Dashboard uses AI-powered search to collate, update and visualize data about scams and other network abuses from around the world. New charts are added each month. See it here.

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