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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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Futurist Talks to Assurance Audience

Watch the video of futurist Gerd Leonhard speaking to fraud and assurance managers at Subex's user conference, giving his views on the evolution of business and how comms providers should respond to uncertainty.

Commsrisk Quiz Defeats the World?

In Lunch Time Teaser 14, quizmaster Lee Scargall has delivered his most devilishly difficult puzzle yet. Nobody has submitted a correct answer. Can you find the solution, and claim the prize?

Five Steps to Better RA Conferences

The Spring meeting of the Revenue Assurance Group was packed, but if people do simple things to show interest, then RAG could benefit an even larger number of people.

Commsrisk Top Ten for April 2015

What do other readers read? What were the top stories that you missed? These were the ten most popular Commsrisk articles during April.

Huawei Boss Slams China Cybersecurity Policy

Xu Zhijun, Deputy Chairman and rotating CEO of Huawei, warned that closed Chinese markets will inhibit innovation, increase security risks, and encourage protectionism elsewhere.

CFCA 2015 Global Fraud Loss Survey Now Open

The Communications Fraud Control Association is currently inviting telcos to anonymously respond to their 2015 fraud survey.

Leaked EU Docs Reveal Major Comms Changes

The Digital Single Market Strategy of Euro Commissioner Andrus Ansip addresses everything from cybersecurity to copyright. Here are 8 key developments that will impact the risk profile of telcos.

Nigerian Regulator Budgets $500K for RA System

The annual budget of the Nigerian Communications Commission includes some interesting expenditure.

10 Takeaways from Verizon’s Data Breach Report

Verizon has compiled a comprehensive review of data breaches over the last year, helped by data from 70 organizations. Here are ten of the most interesting takeaways from their report.

WeDo Confirmed as RA/FM Market Leader

Analysys Mason reports that WeDo had 14 percent total share of the revenue assurance and fraud management markets.

Neural and the New Risk Environment

Luke Taylor, CCO of Neural Technologies, told me about his company's strategy and how they are positioning themselves to address evolving risks in the comms sector.

USD25mn Payout for AT&T Data Breach

An FCC investigation of AT&T resulted in the regulator's largest ever penalty for a privacy breach. The personal data of 280,000 customers had been abused as part of a scam to unlock stolen and second-hand handsets.
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