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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

Wholesalers and Retailers Should Fight Fraud Together

Jan Dingenouts, international fraud expert, explains how telcos can cooperate to reduce fraud.

Why You Should Read Protiviti’s Risk Survey

You should read the new report from Protiviti and North Carolina State University, describing how executives perceive the top risks. Here are four reasons why.

Rare Insight Into GCHQ’s Comms Spies

British parliamentarians have responded to Edward Snowden's NSA leaks with a report that discusses the workings of GCHQ, the UK's international communications spies.

UK Regulator Investigates Bill Audit Compliance

Ofcom, the UK comms regulator, says it will investigate compliance with its billing accuracy audit regime. But why?

Hackers Charged With Stealing One Billion Email Addresses

US prosecutors accuse two Vietnamese of hacking into 8 email providers, then unleashing spam which generated USD2mn of revenues via the marketing websites of a Canadian conspirator.

Malawi CDR ‘Spy Machine’ Coming Soon

Malawi's telecoms regulator announces the implementation of a national consolidated CDR database, following years of argument with privacy campaigners and telcos.

Wearable Tech Conference Report

Wearable Tech 2015 showcased devices that collect personal data for storage in the cloud. Attendees recognized the risks, but the novelty of the tech was matched by an immaturity in knowing how risks will be managed.

RIMS to Host Mobile Cybersecurity Tweet Chat

Vinny Sakore, Assistant HIPAA Security Officer at Verizon, will take to Twitter to discuss and field questions about "cybersecurity risks in a mobile device world".

Silent Circle to Offer Blackphone 2, Tablet and More Secure Services

The Blackphone supplier announces a string of new products and services aimed at security-conscious enterprise customers.

Wikimedia Bots Categorize cVidya Under ‘Espionage’

The CTO of cVidya granted a CC license to corporate images and uploaded them to Wikimedia Commons, but failed to notice that a logo was automatically placed in the 'espionage' category.

Mixed Messages on Privacy and Security at MWC

Vittorio Colao, Vodafone Group CEO, has been praised for talking about security and privacy during his speech at Mobile World Congress. But did he say enough? And was it undermined by what DT CEO Timotheus Hottges said afterwards?

Hackers Steal TalkTalk Customer Data

Customers of TalkTalk have been plagued by malicious scammers after hackers stole data from the UK telco.

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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