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

Bad Data Supplied to UK Police by Mobile Operator May Undermine Prosecution of Serious Crimes

Police are manually checking for inaccuracies in data given to them by O2, the UK operation of Telefónica.

Commsrisk Top Ten for April 2024

Which stories grabbed the attention of your peers? These Commsrisk articles attracted most readers during April.

Cloud Comms Association Makes KYC Commitment

The Cloud Communications Alliance (CCA) has published guidance about know-your-customer processes. Members who pledge to comply will receive a special designation.

Canadian Police Arrest SIM Swappers Who Manufactured Fake IDs

60 phones and 200 SIM cards were seized, along with ID scanners, credit card printers, gold bars and bundles of cash in multiple currencies.

Legal Shenanigans from Insurance Companies Shows Why the USA Is Incapable of Reducing Nuisance Calls

Some of the scummiest abusers of telemarketing have hired expensive lawyers to argue their unwanted robocalls and robotexts are protected by the constitutional right to free speech.

T-Mobile Staff Receive SMS Messages Offering $300 Per SIM Swap

Telcos have often played down the significance of breaches of employee data. They should be talking about controls to stop employees colluding with fraudsters.

US Politicians Vote to Force Sale of TikTok

Fans of the popular social media platform choose to ignore genuine privacy and security concerns.

i3Forum and ITW GLF Tackle IRSF Fraud with Opt-Out for Revenue Share Numbers

26 international wholesale voice carriers have agreed to an amended code of conduct that gives telcos the choice not to send traffic to premium-rate ranges.

This IMSI-Catcher Video Will Scare You

The marketing of IMSI-catchers demonstrates a desire to sell them to bad actors. It also shows why governments should be doing more to prevent sales of equipment used by criminals.

BICS Says It Stopped Over $90mn of Fraudulent Traffic in 2023

The international wholesale carrier identified large rises in the number of robocalls and smishing messages that needed to be blocked.

5 Ways That Brazil’s STIR/SHAKEN Is Different

Brazil has begun testing its approach to validating telemarketing calls but the STIR/SHAKEN lobbyists who act on behalf of US businesses do not want to talk about it. These are the reasons why.

Three Greek Telcos Raided by Probe into Anti-Competitive Collusion over EU-Funded Contracts

Cosmote, Vodafone and Nova rank amongst the biggest providers of telephony and pay-TV services in Greece.
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