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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.

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Yahoo Hacks Worth $350 Million; How Much Should Be Spent on Data Security?

Numbers and anecdotes suggest Yahoo spent far too little on securing data. We should all take note.

UK Reg Thinks Plusnet Overcharged for Four Years

Ofcom believes it has evidence of overcharging between 2011 and 2015. The onus is now on Plusnet to defend themselves.

50 Reasons to Attend the London RAG

The Risk & Assurance Group (RAG) is holding their London Conference at BT Centre on March 15th and 16th. There are plenty of reasons why you should come.

TEOCO Buys PreClarity to Enhance Analytics Offering

TEOCO boss Atul Jain gears up for the big data challenge by purchasing technology said to process more than one billion transactions every day.

Araxxe Warns That EU Rules Encourage CLI Fraud

Customers benefit from lower wholesale rates in the EU but telcos must be wary of fraud motivated by differentials in interconnect prices.

Telco Fraud Turns UK into the ‘Sick Man of Europe’

In this video, fraud expert David Morrow talks about why the UK has not reduced the very high levels of fraudulent traffic terminating in the country.

7 Common Mistakes of Big Data Analysis

It is no surprise that people misinterpret data. But what are the most common failings, and how should we avoid them?

TMF Honors Rene Felber for Contribution to RAFM

Rene is a tireless campaigner for better risk management and revenue assurance.

Court Says Warrants Apply to Data Held Outside USA

A Pennsylvania judge ruled that Google must provide data stipulated in a warrant because the 'search' would occur in the USA, even if the data was stored elsewhere.

Comparing Assurance in Telcos and Retailers

Paul Masters has overseen internal audit for a retailer and for various telcos. What might they teach each other about operational integrity?

WeDo Named Financial Assurance Market Leader

Stratecast concluded that WeDo had the leading share of the combined revenue assurance, margin assurance and fraud management markets.

Nominations for GSMA Best Security/Fraud Award

The winners of this year's Glomo Global Mobile Awards will be revealed at Mobile World Congress.
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