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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

Wangiri Warnings in Bulgaria, Ireland and Norway

The round-up of wangiri information made public in the last three months includes a typically exotic list of apparent sources including the Maldives, Tunisia and North Korea.

American Lawyers Turn Anti-Robocall Law Into Hot Steaming Mess

Do not blame Sonia Sotomayor and the Supreme Court of the United States for correctly reading an ineptly written law.

Only 1 in 5 Mobile Operators Believe GSMA/3GPP Security Guidelines Cover All Signaling Threats

The Cellusys-Kaleido signaling security survey contains many other statistics that will trouble risk managers and ordinary phone users.

Why Closing the Digital Divide with Smart Credit and Smart Security Is Good for Everybody

Trustonic CEO Dion Price told RAG TV about people being denied credit for a smartphone when they can obtain it for other products.

Last Chance to Benchmark Your Leakage Coverage

Broaden your revenue assurance horizons by understanding which leakage points are addressed by comms providers who are one or two steps ahead of you.

A Brief Guide to the Digital Divide

The cost of internet access is still too high for millions of people, but the cost of not having access is also high.

Canada Postpones STIR/SHAKEN Deadline Yet Again

Continued 'technical and policy issues' means the Canadian regulator has delayed the mandatory adoption of the new call authentication technology by a total of 32 months.

Mobile Money APIs, Society and Risk

Commsrisk writer and leading mobile money consultant Joseph Nderitu brought risk into clear focus as he explained the extent to which other businesses now depend on mobile money providers.

Fake Cryptocurrency Wallets Found on Google and Apple App Stores

It is estimated that cryptocurrency scammers stole USD2.7bn during 2020.

UK Regulator Hints at Considering STIR/SHAKEN

Ofcom will find it difficult to remain balanced when suppliers of STIR/SHAKEN technology have so much to gain by whipping up public fears and expectations.

Australia Blocked 11mn Wangiri and 44mn Spoofed Calls Since December

Comms providers adopted a code of conduct to detect, trace and block scam calls in late 2020.

Commsrisk Top Ten for March 2021

Which news stories grabbed the attention of your peers? These were the most popular Commsrisk articles of last month.

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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