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
The Final Commsrisk Article: US Telcos Cannot Be Allowed to Dictate Global KYC
AI Needs RA More than RA Needs AI
Disappointing Results Confirm Subex’s Decline
YouTube SMS Blaster Ad Displays Scam Messages That Impersonate Telcos
Chinese SMS Blaster Scammer Attacks Eurovision in Vienna
Did a British SMS Honeypot Discover Election Fraud in the US Midterms?
Telco Insiders Arrested; Accused of Aiding $41mn Bank Frauds with 580 million Scam Texts and 180,000 Spoofed Calls
Elect Me to the One Consortium Council to Get Tough KYC Rules (Though I Expect to Lose)
Success and Failure in Scam Reduction: Comparing Data from Australia, India, Singapore, the UK and the USA
SIM Binding Followed by a 30% Reduction in Abusive WhatsApp Accounts
Two Chinese Arrested for Operating an SMS Blaster around Bangkok
Users Only Allowed Banking Apps on One Device; Transaction Limits for New App Users in Nigeria
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