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

Knockout Agenda for Risk and Assurance Group

With data from two global surveys, plus three case studies on new assurance, risk and anti-fraud techniques, everyone will want to attend the London RAG on November 12th.

Revector Launch OTT Bypass Detector

The British fraud specialists are responding to urgent demand from telcos, who are panicked by a surge in voice traffic being redirected to data networks to avoid termination fees.

TalkTalk Cyberattack Threatens 4mn Customers

The UK telco suffered a sustained attack which may have compromised the banking details of all its customers.

Subex User Event 2015: Report from Prague

This innovative conference also introduced a new award for telcos and individuals who had done most to drive the improvement of business assurance and risk management.

What Butt Dialing Says About the Need for Data

Google's research into emergency calls shows why significant operational efficiencies can only be identified if you collect the right data in the first place.

Five Cybersecurity Questions for Telco Boards

Former Vimpelcom Chairman Augie K. Fabela II shares the questions he believes telcos must ask themselves, if they want to be prepared for cyberattacks.

BluGem Wins Development Grant for Fraud TCGs

The British supplier of test call generators will also use the money to recruit new developers and expand facilities.

4 Takeaways from AT&T Cybersecurity Report

AT&T's report is basic but contains a few interesting nuggets of data. It assumes readers have little understanding of technology, which may make it useful to share with naive executives.

Blackphone 2 on Sale Now

Silent Circle are pitching the Blackphone 2 as an Android-like experience which allows businessmen to protect both corporate and personal information.

Guardian Interviews Andy Gent

Revector's CEO understands why we should never be complacent about planning for the most basic risks, such as threats of violence from mobsters.

Spies, Smurfs and Snowden Are Bad for Business

Governments are failing to find the balance between privacy and security. As a result, they allow government employees to slander and bully comms providers.

Subex Wins Total Telecom Security/Fraud Award

Subex scooped a prize for their fraud management system at the Carrier World Awards 2015.
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