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: Deutsche Telekom’s Business Assurance Journey and Using Blockchain to Fight Wangiri

Gina Pesheva talks about changing the role of RA teams and Tony Sani explains why he lets telcos use his blockchain for free.

5G Masts Burned in Coronavirus Panic

Fake news stories circulated on WhatsApp claim that the coronavirus epidemic began in Wuhan because it was the first city with a 5G network.

3 US Gateway Telcos Threatened With Total Block Unless They Stop Spreading Coronavirus Spam

The international gateway providers were given 48 hours to end the flow of scam robocalls that originated overseas.

Commsrisk Top Ten for March 2020

Have a break from reading about coronavirus by taking a look at the Commsrisk articles which received most attention during March.

RAG TV Episode 1: Fighting Scams and Spoofing by Adapting STIR/SHAKEN for Each Telco

Jeffrey Ross, COO of GBSD Technologies, explained why he expects all telcos will work together to prevent the spoofing of caller IDs.

Taleb’s Wise Words for Risk Managers

Nassim Nicholas Taleb has some career advice for risk managers willing to accept they cannot be popular with everyone.

RAG London Conference Switches to Online

RAG London Online will be held May 13-14, reconstructing the same agenda through live video streams of remote speakers. Original hosts BT intend to hold a replacement meeting later in the year.

Launching Live Streaming TV for Telco Risk Managers

RAG Television will echo the experience of participating in a conference of the Risk & Assurance Group through live interactive broadcasts of the industry's leading experts.

5 Takeaways from Surveillance of a Scam Call Center

Hacker Jim Browning took control of the CCTV inside an Indian scam call center and used it to reveal exactly how it worked. His videos should be used to train all fraud managers.

Court Victory for Alleged Telco Fraudster Will Discourage Future Police Action

Two Maltese operators suffered losses of USD32,300 after Vodafone Greece SIMs were used to make calls to unallocated UK numbers.

Constructing a Hive Mind for Fraud

What can a humble bee teach us about denying criminals access to telecommunications networks?

Coronavirus Used to Spread SMS Spam and Scams

AdaptiveMobile Security has witnessed an increase in spam that exploits anxiety about the novel coronavirus. These attacks fall into three categories.
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