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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 Do Security Managers Lie to Get Entry to a Free Conference?

When a professional assumes honesty is not mandatory it reveals both their poor judgment and their flawed character.

NSO Group Sues Newspaper Over Claims Its Phone Spyware Was Abused by Israeli Police

The notorious spyware firm disputes one technical detail in articles written by Tomer Gannon based on whistleblower testimony.

Free IRSF Fraud Intelligence for Telcos Helping Ukraine

Colin Yates, the leading expert on international revenue share fraud, will give data about 50,000 fraud targets in Ukraine to any telco that responded to the crisis by cutting the cost of calls to Ukraine.

Commsrisk Top Ten for February 2022

2022 has begun with a torrent of news about risks in the comms sector. These were the stories that grabbed the attention of readers during February.

Nigeria’s 10-Year National RA Contract Given to Politician Who Introduced the Telecoms Tax Law

Raymond Wodi first sought to obtain the contract to check Nigeria's telco taxes in 2015, the year before new taxes were imposed.

US Networks Seek Over $5bn to Rip and Replace Chinese Tech

The US government has promised to compensate networks for removing Huawei and ZTE equipment.

Submit Your Bid to the Commsrisk Advertising Auction

Less than 15 percent of Commsrisk's visitors arrive here from social media. Our readers are an important portion of the professional community that you cannot afford to ignore.

Telcos Worldwide Give Free Service to Ukraine

There is not much we can do to keep President Zelenskyy and ordinary Ukrainians safe from a military invasion, but we can keep the lines of communication open.

UK Regulator Delays STIR/SHAKEN Decision; Pretends to Launch an Anti-Scam ‘Crackdown’

37 pages of Ofcom waffle could have been reduced to a few sentences saying they hope somebody else will tell them what to do.

In Defense of Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook

Facebook has failings but this is not because it is new and unfamiliar technology. Its problems stem from a much older source of lies and mistakes: the vices of human beings.

Big US Telcos Ignored STIR/SHAKEN Deadline; No Punishment Yet

Bandwidth and Vonage missed the FCC's June 30 deadline but the regulator was unaware until paperwork was submitted in October.

Ericsson May Have Paid Islamic State Terrorists to Enable Tax Evasion

An internal investigation by the network manufacturer suggests they avoided Iraqi Customs by using roads controlled by ISIS.

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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