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

New Fraud Research from Dan Baker

Nearly USD600m will be spent on anti-fraud tools and services during 2015, but the analysis shows new technology is helping some frauds to rise whilst causing others to fall.

Email Extortion Aimed at Ashley Madison Users

Our industry needs to think seriously about how we maintain the integrity of email addresses, if we want to keep using them as a key that opens access to other online services.

The Rise of OTT Bypass

OTT bypass is hybrid of legal 'over the top' comms with illegal bypass fraud. Falling into a legally grey area, it poses a significant and rising threat to network operators.

HP Report on Smartwatch Security

Hewlett-Packard's research into IoT security includes a new study that criticizes networked smartwatches.

‘Research’ Report Covers Defunct Business

Yet another market research report includes some extraordinary errors, such as describing a business as a 'prominent vendor' even though it collapsed years ago.

Smartphone ‘Kill Switch’ Is No Cure for Crime

When Apple introduced a "kill switch" that disabled stolen iPhones, there was a fall in crime in some cities, but not all.

WeDo Signs New Deal with NOS

Subex and cVidya have been elbowed aside by a new contract for WeDo to supply business assurance software to NOS, the Portuguese multiplay provider.

New Survey of Simbox Detection Vendors

The Roaming Consulting Company asked 93 operators to rate vendors of simbox detection equipment and services. The findings suggest high levels of customer satisfaction.

Carphone Warehouse Data Breach Affects 2.4m

The British mobile phone retailer discovered the cyber attack on 5th August but took several days to warn customers.

David Beckham vs. Complicated Tariffs

Do you think mobile phone tariffs are too confusing? So does David Beckham!

RIMS ERM Awards Nominations Close Soon

No telco has ever won the RIMS award for Enterprise Risk Management (ERM). To change that, you have until 15th August to nominate a telco with an exemplary ERM program.

Neural Increases Staff by 30 Percent

The British vendor targets growth in India and Africa, and has appointed a new sales executive for those regions.
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