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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

$40mn Budget in Ghana for ‘Revenue Assurance’ of Mobile Money Taxes

Ghana's government imposed a surprise new tax, gave a tax cut, and seemingly found tax leaks within the space of just 3 weeks.

The Senior Politician Convicted of Robocalling (and Why It Matters)

A graduate of one of the USA's most prestigious law schools learned that not every country has weak rules about robocall spam.

The Phone Scam Aimed at New Customers of Disney and Amazon Video Streaming

Jim Browning's vigilante hacking showed how the classic tech support scam has been adapted to target users of Disney+ and Prime Video.

Never Mind the Satellites, We Need Laws to Protect Undersea Cables

US Vice President Kamala Harris wants rules to safeguard assets in space though few cover the most vital comms assets on the planet.

5G Will Cause $2bn Roaming Leakage Says Juniper

Juniper wants to grab your attention and your contact details by dangling a very big leakage estimate in front of you, but offers no evidence to support it.

O2 Fined for Misleading Regulator about Overbilling

Ofcom said Telefónica's UK operating company had a 'history' of withholding information.

Commsrisk Top Ten for November 2021

The November audience statistics for Commsrisk were led by a synopsis of the findings from RAG's big global leakage survey.

ETSI Releases ‘First Comprehensive Global Standard for Securing Smartphones’

Europe continues to provide international leadership that respects the privacy of phone users.

Indian Regulator Proposes Zero Rating for Mobile Banking USSD Messages

TRAI believes the goal of financial inclusion has been hampered because USSD costs too much relative to other mobile services.

German Study Warns 5G Open RAN Is Not Secure by Design

A risk analysis for Germany's Federal Cyber Security Authority found 'medium to high' risks for many O-RAN interfaces and components.

Orange CEO Resigns Following Fraud Conviction

Stéphane Richard was given a one-year suspended sentence relating to the misuse of public funds in 2008 whilst he was an aide to French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde.

Apple Sues NSO Group for Installing iPhone Spyware

Privacy-conscious customers of Apple will be concerned about the way vulnerabilities have been exploited.

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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