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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

Cut the Code to Reduce Risk

UK telco TalkTalk has simplified systems since it was hacked in 2015. The extent of that work illustrates why the safest system is one which has been decommissioned.

US Receives 4 Billion Robocalls Per Month

The average American now gets 12 automated calls a month. Many are spam; some spread fraud. Other countries will face the same issue unless we find common industry solutions.

The Extinction of Telephone Numbers

Telephony imposed a universal principle which will die as we transition to OTT. However, the numbering principle also serves other important goals, and will be difficult to replace.

International Study Suggests Net Piracy Is Falling

A survey of 35,000 people in 13 countries showed a connection between piracy and income. However, the financial backers of the research have their own reasons to downplay piracy.

Focus on SIM Swaps and Mobile Money Fraud in Kenya

Mobile phones are a magnet for digital criminals. Telcos like Safaricom are showing how they strive to protect customers.

Reddit Data Hack Blamed on SMS 2FA

User data for the world's sixth most popular website was compromised by hackers who intercepted SMS messages sent to employees.

Revenue Assurance Is Old News

It is difficult to move forward collectively if nobody shares their roadmap.

Commsrisk Top Ten for July 2018

Which risk and assurance stories demanded recent attention? These Commsrisk articles received most unique views during July.

Watchdog Reports Huawei Security “Risks” to UK Telecoms

The Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre has publicly stated security concerns for the first time in its history.

Facebook Is Winning

Facebook has just lost 20 percent of its value, but the factors which prompted that share price correction are making their market position even more dominant.

Why Do Nigerians Complain about Billing so Much?

Billing is cited as the cause of more than 50 percent of complaints received by Nigeria's regulator, but this statistic might give a misleading impression of what upsets customers.

US Department of Justice Issues Cyber-Digital Task Force Report

'Malign foreign influences' are an obvious concern, but so are some relatively surprising topics.

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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