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

250 Simboxes Seized by Ukraine Raids on Bot Farms

But some of the footage of confiscated equipment appears to have been publicized before.

Why Commsrisk Must Become More Political

The 24/7 news cycle encourages politicians and regulators to adopt quick-fix solutions that generate favorable publicity, irrespective of whether they might work.

How AT&T Borrowed $10bn from Vendors without Reporting It as Debt

AT&T spends a lot more on finance from handset suppliers and other vendors than Verizon. What if there was a shock to the supply chain?

How AT&T Borrowed $10bn from Vendors without Reporting It as Debt

AT&T spends a lot more on finance from handset suppliers and other vendors than Verizon. What if there was a shock to the supply chain?

Is Enough Being Done to Counter the Privacy and Spam Threat Created by Global Title Leasing?

A GSMA code of conduct lists requirements that would curtail the abuse of Global Titles. But will bad actors take any notice?

Kenyans Borrow $5bn a Year via Mobile Money Overdrafts

The financial accounts of Safaricom state that lending through their Fuliza microlending service rose 40 percent year-on-year.

i3forum Bids to Unite Carriers and Resolve the Global Spoofing Crisis

The club for wholesale carriers is tired of watching regulators pursue unrealistic methods of validating international voice traffic.

Do Lawyers Need to Worry about IMSI-Catchers?

Sometimes it is worth asking whose privacy is being protected.

We Need Robo-ears to Understand Robocalls

NCSU researchers extended their robocall honeypot by using machine learning to analyze what scammers tell victims to do. This led them to identify a wholly new way of protecting the public.

Anti-fraud Vendor Asks If Some Anti-fraud Systems Are a ‘Smokescreen’ for Profits from Unlawful Traffic

CodeB published an unorthodox article which appears to be a hypothetical story about an A2P SMS carrier and a bank.

Should Phone Numbers Cost More?

The US state of Maine has increased the cost of numbers using their area code to discourage their abuse by spammers.

Spoofed Police Email Fools Canadian News into Running Fake Crypto Heist Story

Stories about teenagers stealing Bitcoin are so common that CBC journalists let themselves be fooled by a bogus press release.
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