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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.

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SMS Firm Enabled Scams by Giving Free Trials to Users

Well-known Australian brands were impersonated by fraudsters who exploited a gap in the controls at Burst SMS, a comms provider based in Sydney.

Now Commsrisk Has to Compete with AI Too

We must start acting like there is a real threat to human intelligence, because there is.

Minister Slams Deutsche Telekom over Slow Progress on Huawei Security

Nancy Faeser must rapidly reverse the policy of procrastination on national security encouraged by her own party amongst others.

Regulator Rebuffs Twilio Suggestion that Foreign Teleworkers Might Use Irish Phone Numbers

ComReg has issued anti-scam plans which are both comprehensive and cost-effective, but it is difficult to please everyone.

7 Reasons to Watch The Communications Risk Show

We put a lot into our weekly webcasts so you will get a lot out. Our new 15-week season begins on Wednesday, August 23. Join us for every show at tv.commsrisk.com.

Big US Call Analytics Firms Hiya and TNS Blasted for Conflict of Interest over Incorrect Spam Labels

Numeracle warned the FCC about mislabeled calls but praised the third big call analytics firm, First Orion, for tackling the issue.

Ghana Tax Authority Defends Appointment of Dodgy Telco Revenue Assurance Auditors

Safaritech said MTN Ghana owed USD730mn in back taxes. Attention soon turned to the lies Safaritech had told about themselves.

‘Urgently’ Transition Away from SMS and Voice 2FA, Warns US Cyber Safety Review Board

A review of methods used by LAPSUS$ also stated a need for 'whole-of-society' programs to stop kids being tempted by cybercrime.

Ericsson Sued by Shareholders for $170mn over Delay in Disclosing Bribes to Terrorists

Ericsson hid the existence of an investigation into bribes paid to Islamic State for two years. 37 investors now want compensation.

Android to Stop Man-in-the-Middle Attacks by Letting Enterprise Users Disable 2G Downgrades

Spies and scammers connect to phones and push them on to 2G connections to work around the security built into newer networks.

Big Indian Telcos Accuse Amazon of Bypassing International SMS Fees

Jio, Airtel and Vodafone Idea oppose Amazon's demand that TRAI impose a new definition of international SMS traffic.

Former Minister Says China Tracked British Primeminister’s Car Using ‘Little SIMs’

Sir Iain Duncan Smith was likely referring to eSIMs that are standard for Range Rovers used by the last three UK Primeministers.

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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