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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

The Lightning Review of Every Method Currently Proposed for Authenticating Phone Calls

We need groups like the Global Solutions Council to seek a working consensus on how to make international phone calls safe.

Former Boss of China Unicom Arrested for Taking Bribes

Li Guohua had already been expelled from the Chinese Communist Party following an investigation that began in February.

Survey Says One-Tenth of Optus Customers Churned after Massive Data Breach

Australians who google the words 'Optus' and 'cancellation' are shown adverts begging them to give the operator another chance.

Robocall Surge Gives USA Worst Month for Nuisance Calls Since STIR/SHAKEN Became Mandatory

The YouMail Robocall Index counted 5.5 billion robocalls in October, enough for every American to receive 16 unwanted calls each.

Commsrisk Top Ten for October 2022

Commsrisk received more visitors in October than during any previous month since the website was launched in 2006.

Do Indian Police Raids Signal Change of Attitude to Scam Call Centers?

India's Central Bureau of Investigation said they acted on intelligence from foreign police, including the US Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Hacker Leaks Manuals Showing How Iran Uses Mobile Networks to Track Protesters

The hacker acted in response to the brutal crackdown following the suspected murder of Mahsa Amini by Iran's morality police.

7 Steps to Understanding the Paradox at the Heart of STIR/SHAKEN

There is no point in adding signatures to calls unless you also plan to use them to drive bad actors out of the telecoms ecosystem.

Revenue Assurance Has Lost Its Way

The community of revenue assurance professionals has not found the leadership it so desperately needs.

Voice Spam Will Soon Be as Bad as Email Spam

Do not be surprised if customers start abandoning the use of phone numbers to exclusively rely on OTT voice services instead.

Is It a Good Idea to Offer to Disguise IMSIs?

A new pseudo-network offers privacy-conscious mobile phone users the ability to change their IMSI at the press of a button.

NSO Phone Spy Founder Hires Former Austrian Chancellor for Utilities Security Business

A man who systematically undermined phone security wants to be paid to secure vital infrastructure. What could possibly go wrong?
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