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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

Fraud Intelligence and APIs: The Answer Is Staring Us in the Interface

Fraud prevention is a goal that be oddly disconnected from other developments in the technology of telecoms.

AT&T Agrees to Pay USD13mn Settlement for 2023 Data Breach

There are always more privacy breaches by AT&T but the excuses remain the same and the penalties remain light.

Bombs, Breaches, APIs and Networks of Mass Destruction

There is both a physical and digital dimension to trusting suppliers, as apparent from Ericsson's bid to harmonize network APIs, excuses for an AT&T privacy lapse, and mayhem in Lebanon.

Thai Anniversary Is Reminder of What Tough Police Can Accomplish

The Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) of the Thai police has accomplished a lot during its first four years.

Big Fish and Bigger Pictures in Belgium and Beyond

There was news inside and outside of the MEF Anti-Fraud conference in Brussels, including startling statistics about scams, lots of conversation about Google's role in safeguarding messaging, some confidence about the future of digital identities in the EU, and reasons to be grateful for Thailand's police.

Drain Swamps to Starve Snakes: Papa Rob Mattison Makes Contact

The Grand Poobah of GRAPA must be desperate.

Once More Unto the Breach

A marketing firm boasted about displaying adverts that match what was said in private calls, the Indian regulator wants to reduce P2P spam by hiking prices for heavy users, there was another mass deportation of suspected scammers from Myanmar to China, and a scoundrel attempted to make contact.

Advertisers Really Do Listen to Your Calls

Phone users gave permission to be spied upon by marketeers when agreeing to the terms of an app they downloaded.

Indian Regulator Suggests Increasing the Cost of Calls and P2P SMS to Reduce Spam

TRAI also suggests increased use of honeypots.

307 More Suspected Scammers Deported from Myanmar to China

Over 46,000 fraudsters have been deported in total.

US Experience Proves You Cannot Authenticate Calls Without Authenticating Customers First

The FCC says it wants KYC but refuses to say what that means in practice.

DLT Will Tackle the A2P SMS URL Smishing Problem In India

India is showing that consumers can be protected using blockchains.
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