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

Trial Date Set for 19-Year Old Accused of Using SIM Swaps to Steal $800,000 in Cryptocurrency

Noah Urban of Florida, USA, must remain in jail pending his trial.

Spanish Government Launches Consultation on Tackling Telecom Scams

The three controls that get most attention are: blocking inbound international calls that spoof domestic numbers; creating a SenderID registry; and scanning the content of messages.

Yet More Disinformation Spread about STIR/SHAKEN and the UK

Spot the difference between an English and a French article written by the same author, and both published after the UK regulator rejected the US standards for call validation.

Indian Central Bank Looks at Alternatives to SMS OTPs for Authenticating Payments

Governor Shaktikanta Das of the Reserve Bank of India also wants digital currency to work offline, but his plan means issuers could place programmable limits on what money can buy.

AI Will Allow Everyone to Speak to Everyone Else

Artificial intelligence can translate what a speaker says into other languages whilst syncing the apparent lip movements and copying the speaker's own voice.

Man Gets $24K Roaming Bill Despite Registering for Unlimited Flat-Rate Travel Plan

Xfinity offers a plan with unlimited minutes and texts for roamers, but refused to believe a customer who added the plan in-store.

Singapore Police Sent 48,000 Automated SMS Warnings to 15,000 Scam Victims

They claim that robotic process automation stopped scams collectively worth USD52mn.

Ransomware Attack Hits Claro across Latin America

Services have been disrupted in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala , Honduras and Nicaragua.

Etisalat Investment in Vodafone Prompts UK Government to Impose National Security Obligations

The order comes after Etisalat increased their stake in Vodafone to 14.6%.

Deutsche Telekom Refused 90 US Traceback Requests

No other major telco declined so many requests for information about seemingly illegal calls.

Commsrisk Top Ten for January 2024

Did you miss any big stories about risk in the comms sector? These were the most popular Commsrisk articles during January.

BT Fights £1.3bn Lawsuit over ‘Disproportionately Overcharged’ Landline Users

The UK operator's legal tactics have already ensured thousands of loyal customers died before receiving compensation.
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