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

A Fake Identity for a Phony Telecom Software Firm

A businessman calling himself Aaron Jacobson wanted to promote his telecoms software on Commsrisk. Some research confirmed his identity is a sham.

Anti-Piracy Emails Will Fail, Says New Survey

A survey of British internet users finds that 72 percent believe copyright piracy warning notices will be ignored.

New RAG Docs Apply Maths and Logic to Revenue Assurance

Consistently using simple maths and logic can reduce mistakes and add value to the work of the revenue assurance team.

Everyone Stinks at Risk Management (Not Just Telcos)

Surveys say enterprise risk management is a struggle for everyone. Maybe that is because many of us are doing it wrong.

London Meeting: 20 Jul 2017

Our next London meeting is scheduled for Thursday 20th July, and will be held from 10.30am to 5.30pm at our regular venue of the...

Bonn Conference: 21-22 June 2017

Our 2017 Summer Conference will see RAG venture to Bonn, Germany, and the head office of hosts Deutsche Telekom. The conference is scheduled...

Protecting and Verifying Customer ID Is Becoming More Difficult

Simon Walsh of Telefónica UK briefly explains why identity theft has become his top concern.

MDS Claims Better Predictions Save 15% on Wholesale Mobile Costs

Could telcos use stats to predict future customer behavior and so reduce wholesale costs?

Samsung SDS Wins GSMA Best Security Award

Yet another company has such advanced technology that they are incapable of stating what it does.

Indian Scam Call Centers Target TalkTalk Customers

Whistleblowers described an 'industrial-scale' fraud which steals from the bank accounts of TalkTalk customers.

They Know Everything About You: 30 IoT Devices

You might be thrilled, amazed or terrified by this list of gadgets and the data they collect about you.

Ericsson OSS/BSS Pre-Integrated with WeDo Assurance

The announcement of a global business assurance marriage fails to explain why the rest of us should care.

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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