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

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.

US Government to Give Prosecutors 3 Years of Cyber Crime Training

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco wants a stream of new prosecutors with experience of fighting cyber crime across borders.

Wangiri Warnings in Belgium, Greece, Iran and Poland

If Belgium's phone users are expected to report suspicious phone numbers then telcos should do the same.

Police Arrest Child Following $36mn Crypto SIM Swap

Canadian law generally prohibits the naming of offenders aged 17 or under.

Australia Considers New Rules to Prevent SIM Swaps

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) wants telcos to use multi-factor authentication for all 'high risk' customer interactions.

New GVG Payment and Mobile Money Handling Service Will Lead to More Stealth Taxes on Ordinary Africans

After insisting telcos are tax cheats, Global Voice Group now wants to be paid to process transactions it has already been paid to audit.

Mayors of New York and Miami To Take Pay in Bitcoin

Eric Adams, the newly-elected Mayor of NYC, signaled a change in political attitudes towards cryptocurrencies and the innovative businesses that use them.

GSMA Mobile Money Handbook Shows Prejudice Against Revenue Assurance

If regulators should worry about KYC, AML, data protection, fraud and cybersecurity they cannot simply ignore the integrity of revenues.

Biden Signs Anti-China Network Law

The Secure Equipment Act effectively forbids Huawei, ZTE and three other Chinese manufacturers selling new equipment to US telcos.

‘Unacceptably Low’ Number of Firms Have IoT Vulnerability Disclosure Policies

New research from the Internet of Things Security Foundation backs the argument for legislation to hasten the 'glacial' pace of change.

Assurance Careers: Jack of All Trades, Master of None?

Nobody will recognize the value of multitalented, versatile assurance professionals unless our community fights for better training.
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