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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

Anti-ISP Hysteria Turns Privacy Into a Scam

An irrational hatred of ISPs is being mixed with more general fears about the loss of privacy to create a toxic brew exploited by VPN scammers.

Strong Demand for Digital TV Advice: Farncombe On Course to Meet Earn-Out Targets

The good news for Cartesian and its investors is that telcos need help with supplying OTT TV.

Lee Scargall: Surveying ERM in UK Telcos

Podcast 29 features Lee's talk to RAG London, a review of risk management and governance in the UK.

Does Google Aid Crime by Selling Spoof SMS Apps?

There are many apps on Google Play that claim to let Android users send messages which seem to come from somebody else.

MTN Accountant Arrested for Million Dollar Fraud

The suspect is alleged to have transferred money from MTN's bank to her personal account over a two-year period.

Last Week to Comment on ISO31000 Risk Standard

Serious but underfunded professionals know that downloading a draft standard for review also means getting a valuable useful document for free.

The Myth of 3% Leakage Has to End

Somebody compiled an RA survey with one unusually good question, one reasonable question and eight poor questions, then wrote a lot of words that do not tell you anything.

Telco Boss Cloned Phones; Gets 6 Year Prison Term

Ramon Batista admitted that his telco had cloned mobile phones and used the compromised accounts to make international calls, resulting in losses of almost USD800,000 for Sprint and Verizon.

Documentary Reveals Dark Side of Comms Spy Tech

Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit used hidden cameras to record the criminal dealings of tech suppliers that sell IMSI-catchers and other tools that invade people's privacy.

5 Star Sponsors for a 5 Star Profession

Market leading vendors - SIGOS, Subex, WeDo, Neural and Cartesian - have backed a collective bid to professionalize risk and assurance. The community should follow their lead.

Ghana Comms and Finance Ministers to Resolve Dispute over National RA Audits

Ghana's Minister of Comms, Ursula Owusu Ekuful, wants to end "confusion" over which firm should audit telco revenues.

The Internet of Things Will Kill Privacy

Combine the views of respected experts with recent news about electronic spying and we are left with grim expectations for how the internet of things will affect privacy.

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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