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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

Why Is Network Hijacking Not Considered a Threat to National Security?

Russia's largest telco took internet traffic that should have gone to the largest US company but the response was muted.

NSO Group CEO Resigns; 100 Staff Will Be Cut

The Israeli phone spyware company will reduce its headcount by one in seven as it struggles with multiple law suits.

EE Blocks up to a Million International Calls with Spoofed CLIs Each Day

The British operator implemented a new firewall in July but has not always been so adroit at protecting customers.

Twitter Whistleblower Claims ‘Extreme, Egregious Deficiencies’ for Security, Privacy and Spam

If the claims are true, Twitter faces the collapse of its bid to force a takeover by Elon Musk plus enormous fines for violating FTC orders.

New Paper Analyzes How Nation States Threaten Telco Security

Patrick Donegan of Hardenstance challenges assumptions about the ways nation states subvert networks and steal information.

Why Does the US Media Refuse to Tell the Full Truth about Robocaller Roy Cox Jr?

Authorities praised for finding a man who made 8bn illegal calls should also be criticized for the failure to punish him earlier.

Wikipedia Records the Death of Revenue Assurance

This article is not a stub. It states important facts about a discipline that too often treated the documentation of facts as unimportant.

Verizon Reports Mobile-Related Security Compromises Almost Doubled Since 2021

The Mobile Security Index surveyed 632 professionals responsible for the procurement, management and security of mobile devices.

Aussie Telco KYC Failures Prompt Large Fine

Circles.Life was given an AUD199,800 fine and will pay another AUD100,000 to compensate customers after failing to perform identity checks that would have stopped frauds.

AT&T Says Compromised Customer Data Was Not Stolen from Them

Hold Security found files on the dark net with emails and social security numbers for 23mn people who were customers of AT&T.

Smishers Fool Twilio Staff, Hack Corporate Systems and Breach Customer Data

The US comms provider said hackers obtained information about 125 businesses that use their services.

Twitter Responds to Privacy Breach by Telling Users Not to Register Their Regular Phone Numbers

Details for 5.4 million accounts were breached, prompting Twitter to find new ways to shift responsibility for privacy on to users.
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