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

Why RAG Will Not Hold a London Conference in 2019

After successful conferences in 2016, 2017 and 2018, many think RAG should return to London in 2019. Here are the reasons to hold RAG's European conference in Bonn instead.

Afghanistan Signs Dodgy National Revenue Assurance Deal

An airline exec with no track record in telecoms beat some of the world's leading RA vendors to win a USD11mn contract.

Telco Fraud Forum Repeatedly Broke the Law

The Telecommunications UK Fraud Forum (TUFF) stole intellectual property from multiple victims.

Commsrisk Top Ten for February 2019

What stories have your peers been reading? These ten articles grabbed most attention during February.

Why Believe Huawei’s Security Promises?

Huawei Chairman Guo Ping made a robust speech at MWC, but the reporting of his words suggests some telecoms journalists have only a tenuous understanding of security risks.

Our Problem Is with SMS, Not SS7

When seeking to reduce crime, the content of a message is as important as the security surrounding that message.

EU Boldly Considers Doing Something about 5G Security

If security and innovation were driven by empty talk then the EU would be the world leaders they pretend to be.

Are You Still Using Risk Matrices?

More and more experts have pointed out the flaws in risk matrices, also known as heat maps. Telcos should have adopted better ways of presenting and ranking risks by now.

Another Surprisingly Large Fraud Estimate

Absurdly exaggerated statistics are more likely to damage professional credibility than increase vendor sales.

1 Million Anti-Piracy Warnings Emailed by UK ISPs

The reported success of the "Get it Right" campaign may just reflect changing patterns in how people infringe copyright.

7 Arrests Following Vodacom South Africa SIM Swaps

Vodacom has pursued its investigation for years but none of its employees have been arrested.

US Robocall Index Reaches New All-Time High

Americans received 15.8 automated calls on average during January. One response involves creating a database that will confirm if a number is still allocated to a particular person.
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