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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

Would You Buy an RA Training Course from This Man?

Papa Rob Mattison makes a fool of himself by pretending to shoot a video in London, England, when he is obviously faking it.

Only Suckers Pay Full Price

Most UK telco customers could get a lower price, if they simply asked their existing provider for it.

The Security Threat Is Inside Your Business

Insurance brokerage Willis Towers Watson found that two-thirds of US cybersecurity insurance claims were prompted by the abuses or negligence of employees.

Android Keyboard App Leaks Data of 31mn Users

There was no password protection nor encryption to stop people accessing personal data stored on a server run by one of the founders of app firm AI.type.

1 Trillion Mobile Biometric Transactions by 2022; What Can Go Wrong?

A new report says mobile biometrics will be worth USD50bn within 5 years, but we need societies to also consider the costs.

Reacting to a Data Breach: 4 Essentials for Every Exec

Data breaches happen so often that they may seem unavoidable. However, executives continue to respond by making mistakes they could and should avoid.

Commsrisk Top Ten for November 2017

Which stories drew the most interest from your peers? These were the ten most popular Commsrisk articles during November.

Telstra Budget ISP Triple-Charges Customers

Many customers used Facebook to express their anger at needing to wait for their money to be paid back into their bank accounts.

Who Commits Fraud: Toerags or Terrorists?

Two different stories about the beneficiaries of fraud reveal how little is really known by either telcos or law enforcement.

Ghana Police Says Telco Staff Engage in Mobile Money Fraud

The Director of Ghana's Cyber Crime Unit says fraudsters have attempted to defraud half of the country's mobile money users.

5 Great Things That RAG Will Never Do

Attendees of RAG conferences all receive a free lunch, but there are no free lunches in business. RAG works the numbers so you meet more top professionals, but fewer salesmen.

Kodi Proven to Lower Your Sperm Count

Journalists and former police officers are helping each other to mislead the public about an easily disputed connection between copyright-infringing software and equipment safety.

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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