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

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.

Cox Communications VP Pleads Guilty to Multimillion Dollar Fraud

Former marketing exec Janet West told her assistant to purchase fictitious services using the assistant's corporate credit card.

Greed, Stupidity, Lies, and Telcos

The successful conviction of a criminal gang should be taken as confirmation of how stupid people really are.

Sandvine Claims 6.5% of North American Homes Watch Paid Pirate TV

North American telcos may lose USD4bn of television revenue this year because of the popularity of paid pirate services.

The Meaning of GDPR with Rachel Goodin

Ocado's Head of Control Environments discusses the practical implications of the EU General Data Protection Regulation.

beIN or Out? Why Saudi Sports Fans Pirate Qatari TV

Football followers in Saudi Arabia have turned to piracy after all beIN Sports channels were blocked.

7-Year Simbox Prosecution Raises Doubts about Telco Role in Fighting Crime

Journalists questioned why the police had Vodafone UK provide forensic help for a case involving a simboxer on their network.

Commsrisk Top Ten for October 2017

Discover what your peers have been reading with this rundown of the most popular Commsrisk articles of the past month.

Cartesian Delists from Nasdaq; CEO to Step Down

This confused international supplier of a mix of services, including strategic telecoms consulting and RA software, must hope that somebody will offer to buy it.

Hackers Bring Down RAG Website

The website of the Risk & Assurance Group (RAG) suffered a sustained onslaught during the early hours of Tuesday.
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