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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

Big Losses at Subex; Rise in Revenues Cannot Disguise Problems at Former RAFM Leader

Subtle changes in the narrative from CEO Nisha Dutt suggests a strategy dependent on telco RAFM sales without openly admitting it.

Commsrisk Top Ten for May 2024

Which were the stories that grabbed the interest of your peers? These were the most popular Commsrisk articles during May.

First Look at CHAKEN: The Chinese Rival to STIR/SHAKEN with Personal Avatars and Video ID

China borrowed concepts from the US approach to call validation then added steroids and a turbocharger.

Thai Raids Intercept Huge Number of Simboxes and Starlink Satellite Dishes Intended for Scam Call Centers

Satellite comms means scam call centers can be constructed in remote and lawless regions.

BT Fined for ‘Failing’ 1mn Customers by Not Providing Info about Contracts

Some customers may have paid early exit fees although there was no binding contract because of inadequacies in the telco's onboarding process.

Philippines to Fight Imports of SMS Blasting IMSI-Catchers Used for Smishing Attacks

The Philippines government says they are working with Globe Telecom on protecting consumers from portable SMS blasters.

India Will Block Inbound International Calls That Spoof a Domestic Mobile Number

Indian telcos already block foreign calls that spoof Indian landlines.

If STIR/SHAKEN Prevents Spoofing Then Why Is the FCC Fining a Telco for Using STIR/SHAKEN to Spoof Calls?

SHAKEN tells you who signed the call, not if other data is trustworthy.

4 Takeaways from the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report 2024

The DBIR team reviewed 10,000 breaches for this year's publication.

Notifying Telco Customers of Best Tariffs Encourages More to Re-Contract

Research by the UK comms regulator found that sending annual notifications of the best available tariffs had a positive influence on the number of out-of-contract customers who chose to re-contract.

Google Stops Demanding Users Give a Phone Number for SMS 2FA

A change of policy at the internet giant signals the inevitable decline of one time passwords sent by SMS.

$8mn Fine Proposed for Yet Another Telco That Wrongly Claimed US Government Subsidies for Low-Income Customers

The telco routinely ported in subscribers without their consent, then falsely changed their addresses to obtain higher subsidies aimed at native Americans.

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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