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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

RAG TV: The Scale of A2P SMS Bypass Fraud

Emmy Léger of Araxxe explained how they identified an SMS aggregator that uses gray routes for 98% messages and why A2P SMS bypass is so widespread.

Leakage Coverage Study Extended to April 14

Have the contours of leakage coverage changed since the 2019 study? Find out how your business ranks across 25 categories of leakage by completing the 4-minute questionnaire.

Should Undersea Cables Be Defended as Military Targets?

A ship with sensors and drones designed to protect undersea cables will be built for Britain's Royal Navy.

Has the NetNumber SMS Hijack Vulnerability Been Fixed Already?

A journalist says a security flaw is fixed but his source vanishes. The firm at the heart of his story then wins one of 883 security awards.

AB Handshake Corporation

AB Handshake is a game-changing solution for telecom service providers that eliminates fraud on inbound and outbound voice traffic. We validate each call using...

Police Fight a Losing Battle Against Encrypted Comms

Police say they cracked the Sky ECC message app, which has 170,000 users and is allegedly used by drugs traffickers. However, a string of similar operations suggests a flawed strategy.

Should Other Countries Copy the US Approach to Fraud and Spoofing?

Prof. Eric Burger, former White House and FCC advisor, told RAG TV about the US strategy for tackling telecoms fraud.

Google Cloud Can Now Let Your Insurers Know How Secure You Really Are

Insurance firms Allianz and Munich Re will base cybersecurity premiums on information obtained directly from Google.

Police Take Down Pirate Streaming App with 100mn Users

Mobdro was believed to have been the most downloaded pirate streaming app in the world.

Disturbing New SMS Hijack Blamed on NetNumber IDs

A simple loophole allows SMS messages to be rerouted to another destination without the knowledge of the intended recipient.

Huawei and Other Chinese Suppliers Deemed Unacceptable Risk by US Comms Regulator

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) also wants to revoke access for three carriers 'controlled by communist China'.

Why Are 74% of Operators Still Vulnerable to Signaling Attacks?

Brendan Cleary, CEO of Cellusys, told the RAG TV audience about security weaknesses that put all phone users at risk.

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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