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

Sprint Wrongly Took Government Subsidies for 885,000 Inactive Customers

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said Sprint's actions were "outrageous". The merger of Sprint and T-Mobile US may now be in jeopardy.

Are You Using the Leakage Catalogue Yet?

There are hundreds of crowdsourced leakage examples in the RAG Leakage Catalog but the international benchmarking survey takes just 10 minutes to complete.

EU Operation Disconnects 800,000 Pirate TV Viewers

Over 200 servers were seized on the same day by authorities in several European countries.

58% Rise in US Wangiri Since Beginning of 2019, Claims Report

Americans also receive 16 nuisance calls per month on average, according to Hiya, suppliers of robocall-blocking apps.

Canadian Operator TELUS Guest Edits IEEE Magazine on Privacy and Security by Design

The deadline for submissions is 30th September.

Accusations of Fraud in Appointment of South African Telco Directors

There is a battle to control an investor in Cell C whilst the telco is fighting debt and interruptions of service for popular apps.

Wangiri Attacks in Belgium, Slovakia and Hungary

Wangiri fraudsters have been launching new attacks around Europe.

Simjacker Privacy Vulnerability Is Activated by SMS

AdaptiveMobile Security found a security weakness in a legacy app found on many SIM cards. The vulnerability is independent of the user's handset and 1bn users are potentially at risk.

The Miserable Rewards of US Mobile Ad Fraud

A Vice report into US 'phone farmers' tried to glamorize the making of money through automated clicking on mobile adverts, but mostly made the fraudsters sound like losers.

Blocking Multiple Pirate Sites Can Boost Legal Streaming Sales

New research shows that changing the behavior of a pirate depends on removing all piracy options at the same time.

National Telecoms RA Auditors Demanded One Percent of Guinea’s Economy

Guinea continues to fight GVG, who claimed over USD106mn for unpaid debts and wrongful termination of their contract.

Have You Taken the 10-Minute Leakage Coverage Survey?

This RAG survey allows you to benchmark coverage of revenue and cost leaks in a fraction of the time needed by rival surveys.
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