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

US Telcos Given Freedom to Use Analytics to Block Illegal Robocalls

An FCC order means traffic may be blocked if reasonable analytics suggests it would not be wanted by the recipient.

Europol Report Links TV Piracy to Cryptocurrency Money Laundering

Cryptocurrency mining was used to disguise the illegal profits of two different digital TV piracy gangs.

UK Mobile Network Introduces African-Style SIM Swap Control

EE's platform allows other businesses to check if a customer's SIM has been replaced, or whether their calls are being diverted.

Why LinkedIn Marketing Matters Less Than You Think

The data shows LinkedIn is only a minor source of traffic for Commsrisk, and the number of likes and comments on a LinkedIn post is not a good predictor of how much traffic it will generate.

RAG TV: Boosting Profits with Engineering Governance

Yesterday's episode of RAG TV saw Nikhil Sehgal of Colt explaining the role of engineering governance, and Steffen Öftring of SIGOS talking about web-based risk training.

Is GRAPA Giving Loans to Unemployed RAFM Managers?

If you create lots of different websites for multiple front organizations you may fail to notice when one has been hacked.

Top Court Kills Another EU-US Data Privacy Deal but Authorities Are Likely to Ignore Consequences

Max Schrems won another case about EU-US arrangements for personal data but nobody expects EU authorities to take action.

FBI Investigates Hacking of Elite Twitter Accounts by Bitcoin Scammers

Some suspect insiders were paid to give access to the accounts of VIPs including Barack Obama, Elon Musk and Kanye West.

RAG TV: From Tariff Harmonization to Tax Audits to Number Plan Loopholes

Francis Afful of MTN Ghana and Guy Howie of Biaas were the guests for a show that was entertaining, varied and informative.

Mobileum Buys SIGOS to Dominate Telco Assurance and Testing Market

The combined business will employ 1,800 people and serve 750 telcos around the world.

RAG TV Exceeds 10,000 Views

The pandemic has been tragic, but has accelerated necessary change. We must not waste the unexpected gift of bringing our community together online.

RAG TV: Why Telcos Share Fraud Intelligence by Linking Their Fraud Management Systems

Taher Talib of Shaw Communications explained why their Subex FMS automatically shares data about wangiri with other telcos.
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