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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

Big New Study Shows Recipients Should Be Encouraged to Report Phishing Messages

Some people are likely to fall for phishing messages, whilst others are very good at identifying and reporting them.

Belgium to Introduce Automated Blocking of SMS Messages

A new law from Deputy Prime Minister Petra De Sutter is focused on improving communications services for consumers.

Boeing and Airbus Claim 5G Is a Threat to Plane Safety

Demands for last-minute delays to the use of C-band spectrum for 5G can ultimately be blamed on US government infighting.

Wangiri Warnings in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy and Spain

Scammers will not switch off their autodialers whilst they remain confident of making money.

The Unsung Heroes of 2021

Managing risk and contributing to our professional community can sometimes feel like thankless tasks. Here is some small thanks for eight of my heroes of the year.

Punches Thrown in Ghana’s Parliament over Proposed Mobile Money Tax

It looked like the ruling NPP tried to break procedure to enact a new tax but some say it was a misunderstanding about using the toilet.

Cyberattack Affects 10% of Subex Systems

The Indian risk and assurance technology vendor revealed hackers had knocked them offline via a stock market filing.

‘Foreign Evil Actors’ vs Network ‘Sanctity’: Fevered Response to Latest US Robocall Consultation

The US telecoms industry desperately needs to make friends as well as issuing threats.

Hacker Impersonates Agent to Breach Data from Cox Communications

Social engineering was identified as the top cybersecurity risk per respondents to the RAG RAFMCS Survey 2021.

Ransomware Attack on Danish Telco

Hackers gained access to commercial information stored on a server belonging to TT Network, the joint mast operation of Telia Denmark and Telenor Denmark.

Modi Bitcoin Twitter Hack Offers a Clue about the Future of Disinformation

75mn followers of the Indian Prime Minister were encouraged to buy Bitcoin, but it seems none of them did.

Call for RAG Dubai Speakers

The next free conference of the Risk & Assurance Group will occur on February 15 and 16 at Le Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre.

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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