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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.

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New Orleans Conference: April 5-6, 2022

Our agenda will address the convergence of fintech and telecoms, A2P SMS fraud, assurance for streaming services, distributed ledger technology, the cloudification of billing, profitability analytics and the transition from communications service providers to digital service providers

How Can You Ensure Banned Network Equipment Is Destroyed?

US logistics business Teltech Group wants to help small telcos track and destroy their Huawei and ZTE gear.

Deutsche Telekom Chief Security Officer Tells Security Teams To Be More Entrepreneurial

Thomas Tschersich believes the key to realizing security by design is to turn security functions from cost centers into sources of value.

New Test Data from Araxxe Shows 3:1 Ratio for Underbilling and Overbilling Errors

The specialist testing business reports a relative increase in underbilling errors compared to statistics they published in 2019.

‘Get Rid’ of Chinese Phones Says Lithuanian Minister after Discovery of Censorship Software

A flagship Xiaomi 5G phone includes software that censors phrases like 'free Tibet' whilst Huawei users are at risk from malicious apps.

Pegasus Spyware Zero-Click Exploit Shows Why Messaging Apps Need To Be More Secure

Researchers discovered a method to compromise Apple devices by attaching bogus GIF files to a message.

Commsrisk Advertising Auction Closes October 4

Submit your bid for a chance to advertise on the leading website for risk specialists working in the electronic communications sector.

12-Year Prison Sentence for $200mn Handset Fraudster

Muhammad Fahd bribed AT&T insiders like Marc Sapatin to unlock handsets and infect the operator's systems with malware.

Subex Rebrands IoT and OT Cybersecurity Products

The creation of the new Sectrio brand highlights Subex's desire to expand beyond their historic base in telecoms by selling network security products across many sectors.

SMS-Sending Spyware Preinstalled on Some Russian and Chinese Feature Phones

A researcher tested various phones and found some sent messages that cost money whilst others signed users up for online services.

The Big RAG Leakage Survey Is Back (and Even Bigger)

An international panel selected the 16 questions for this year's survey of cybersecurity, fraud and revenue assurance professionals.

Is There a New Kind of Wangiri That Targets Firms Issuing One Time Passwords?

No evidence was presented to back a recent assertion about a new fraud becoming more common, but the risk is genuine.

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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