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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

Malaysian Banks Stop Using SMS for Two Factor Authentication

The central bank of Malaysia cares more about stopping fraud than appeasing laggards who are only delaying necessary change.

Why Did UK Police Receive No Punishment for Unlawfully Recording 200,000 Calls?

The double standard in the application of the UK's data protection laws reflects the depth of institutionalized complacency.

Embedded SIMs, Blocking URLs in SMS, and FBI Comms Surveillance: Episode 9 of The Commsrisk Show

We spoke with testing expert John Davies of BluGem about mitigating the commercial and security risks surrounding eSIMs.

6 Takeaways from ENISA’s eSIM Security Guide

The EU's cybersecurity agency says embedded SIMs introduce "major security risks for all relevant stakeholders".

Are Big US Robocall Analytics Firms Wrongly Labeling Legitimate Calls as Spam?

A VoIP provider that mostly serves restaurants and car dealerships says clients are 'distraught' about faulty labels on outbound calls.

Malaysian Telcos Block All SMS Texts Containing URLs

The new Malaysian anti-smishing blocks were introduced on May 2. Banks in neighboring Thailand have also stopped sending links by SMS.

Commsrisk Top Ten for April 2023

Four of April's most popular stories concerned the unreliable predictions and growing impatience surrounding STIR/SHAKEN and the US approach to tackling robocalls.

A New Security Layer for Networks, Cloned Voices and Fraud Disinformation: Episode 8 of The Commsrisk Show

Arnd Baranowski, CEO of Oculeus, has a vision for a new telecoms network security layer that stops fraud at 'light speed'.

Aussie Regulator Warns of Scammers Pretending To Be the Aussie Regulator… in Mandarin Chinese

The importance of language is underlined by yet another scam aimed at speakers of Mandarin Chinese.

UK STIR/SHAKEN Consultation Begins

The initial draft of Ofcom's proposal was commissioned from one of the USA's most prolific lobbyists for STIR/SHAKEN.

Mother Receives Fake Kidnap Ransom Call Using Cloned Voice of Daughter

Luckily, the mother had the composure to verify her vacationing daughter was actually safe and well.

SMS Pumping, Attempted Coups, and Watching the Fraud Watchmen: Episode 7 of The Commsrisk Show

Tim Biddle of Sinch explained why fraudsters use bots to generate artificial SMS traffic and what can be done to stop them.

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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