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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

WeDo’s Performance and What It Means for RAFM

Extrapolating from available data offers an insight into the prospects for the largest vendor of revenue assurance and fraud management, and the market as a whole.

EU Publishes Piracy Watchlist

US content delivery network Cloudflare is mentioned alongside obviously problematic endeavors like Popcorn Time and The Pirate Bay.

Million-Dollar Cryptocurrency SIM Swapper Arrested

This is not the first time that New Yorker Nicholas Truglia has been associated with a megabucks cryptocurrency crime.

The Commsrisk Advertising Auction

Bids for the next auction must be submitted by Thursday 24th January.

WeDo Ranked #1 RAFM Market Leader with Only 15% Share

The Portuguese vendor topped the Frost & Sullivan rankings again, but the extent of their market share is not improving.

Ghana and KT to Use Location Data to Fight Infectious Diseases

Korea's largest telco uses phone data to counter epidemics. They want other countries to adopt their technology.

Commsrisk Top Ten for November 2018

Did you miss a big story? Here are the 10 Commsrisk articles which received most attention during November.

Free Simbox Map Offered by LATRO

Telcos and regulators can obtain a free trial of LATRO's Versamapper tool for a limited period.

YouTube Lobbies Users about EU Upload Filters

YouTube's #SaveYourInternet campaign is more about creating an ideal competitive environment for YouTube than protecting Europeans from robotic censorship.

Free CDR Analytics Toolkit Released by Not-for-Profit

Tracking the movement of people improves decision-making after natural disasters or outbreaks of disease. It can also improve commercial decisions too.

Will US Persuade Other Countries to Reject Huawei?

US officials spoke about the danger of using Chinese-sourced 5G equipment to peers and execs in Germany, Italy and Japan.

BBC Flip Flops on SIM Swaps (and Other Frauds)

A fraudster steals from a victim's bank account after hijacking the victim's phone line. Which business is most responsible for the victim's loss? The BBC cannot make up its mind.

The Commsrisk Global Fraud Dashboard


Our Global Fraud Dashboard uses AI-powered search to collate, update and visualize data about scams and other network abuses from around the world. New charts are added each month. See it here.

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