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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

The Art of Dialogue; Notes on Neural’s user forum

Neural demonstrate that to succeed in business, listening and caring for customers is as important as the delivery of advanced technology and content.

EU Court Sinks US Data ‘Safe Harbor’

The EU-US 'safe harbor' deal has been ruled invalid, with immediate effect. Big businesses may respond with legal shenanigans, or else by properly securing personal data.

Experian Breach Hits 15mn T-Mobile US Customers

Both businesses responded to the cyberattack with a risk mitigation program that is prompt and transparent.

Commsrisk Top Ten for September 2015

What were the top stories you missed? These were the ten most popular articles in September.

What Telcos Must Learn from Volkswagen

VW believed they had a comprehensive, holistic approach to risk management that followed best practice. Their scandal shows that naughty little bits of software pose a risk to any business.

A System That Learns about Fraud

For podcast #23, Shankar Palaniandy of FRS Labs told us why his fraud solution learns from experience, instead of following rules.

More Recruitment at Neural

The company's careers page lists a string of vacancies across four different continents.

RAG Changes Name to Risk and Assurance Group

There were also two high-profile additions to the organizing committee of the oldest regular telecoms assurance meeting in the world.

EU-US Data ‘Safe Harbor’ Hit by Legal Tsunami

A lawyer at the EU Court of Justice gives a damning assessment of US data protection, with huge potential ramifications for the transatlantic transfer of personal data.

No Fall in Bill Complaints for Vodafone UK

Exceptionally high numbers of Vodafone UK postpaid mobile customers have been disputing their bills for 9 months in a row.

Are You the Next Big Data World Champ?

The TEXATA 2015 championship is open to contestants anywhere in the world, and begins on September 26th with an online test.

Pentagon Cyber ‘Scorecard’ Is a Big Risk Register

Whatever the risks you face, it helps to keep a list of them.... so long as you do something about the items on the list.

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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