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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

Cartesian Acquires Digital TV Consultancy

Farncombe Technology, specialists in Digital TV, will be purchased for an undisclosed price.

From talkRA to Commsrisk

Following the retirement of the talkRA website, Tony Poulos got in touch to discuss the evolution of RA, and what the future holds for Commsrisk and the comms industry.

Hackers Wirelessly Kill Engine of a Moving Car

Two hackers used a remote interface to an entertainment system to disable the engine of a Jeep Cherokee moving at 70mph. This illustrates the underestimated risk of the Internet of Things.

Using Canaries to Protect Privacy

An increasing number of providers use 'warrant canaries' to bypass legal gagging orders, allowing them to signal when governments are snooping on customer data.

Calculating the Return on CEM

The TM Forum has released a 'calculator' which estimates the benefits delivered by Customer Experience Management (CEM) projects.

Veracode-CEBR Survey of UK Cybersecurity

Here are four takeaways from a survey of British cybersecurity that is full of punchy facts and stats.

Goodbye talkRA

The historic archive of posts at talkRA.com, the predecessor to Commsrisk, will be removed from the internet on 21st July 2015. These were the 5 most popular posts in talkRA's history.

Review of Ofcom Report on Data and the IoT

The UK regulator asked WIK-Consult to summarize research into how to engage with customers about their IoT data. They concluded there is a lot of work to do.

How to Sell a Simbox

We can learn about fraud by listening to the people who profit from it.

New Irish MVNO Buys Neural Risk Solution

An unnamed new entrant in the Republic of Ireland has acquired Neural Technologies' subscriber application risk management solution.

Simbox Detection Saves $1mn in Jordan

Arrests have been made, and equipment confiscated, after Jordan's communications regulator instigated a project to combat the illegal termination of international calls.

27 Bid for Zimbabwe Regulatory RA System

Many varied businesses have expressed an interest in supplying a national revenue assurance system to the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe.

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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