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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

Suspended Sentence for Fraudster Who Stole and Sold Passwords for Streaming TV

32 year old Darren Walker made 'thousands of pounds' by selling compromised account details for BT Sports and Sky TV.

Chinese Police Arrest $125mn Crypto and Telecoms Fraud Gang

Almost 100 arrests were made in the Southern Chinese city of Zunyi.

Wangiri News from Italy, Lithuania, Greece and Israel

This month's international round-up of news about the one-ring scam includes some unjustified optimism about its 'eradication'.

Would You Allow Foreign Workers to See Your CDRs?

FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel wants to know who has visibility of usage data before deciding if a foreign-owned business can provide comms services to Americans.

Last Chance to Complete the Big RAG Leakage Survey

Too late! The RAG Survey of RAFMCS Professionals has now closed. All the data will be published at the beginning of November.

Saudi Arabia Set to End Billion-Dollar Piracy of Qatar’s beIN Sports TV

Lawyers for beIN described Saudi TV piracy as 'the most widespread and damaging piracy operations that the world has ever seen'.

BT Proposes Phone Tracking Service to Protect Women from Violence

Philip Jansen, Chief Executive of BT, wants women to dial 888 so their late-night journeys can be monitored.

Blocking Traffic May Also Block People

Telcos should not rely on unfounded assumptions when making decisions that might harm ordinary people.

The Risk Management Failures of Internal Auditors

Norman Marks ripped into the latest risk management advice from the Institute of Internal Auditors. Risk specialists working for comms providers must appreciate why new thinking will help them too.

5-Year Data Hack Disclosed by SMS Giant Syniverse

A stock exchange filing revealed hackers gained access to the Electronic Data Transfer service that Syniverse provides to 235 telcos and other businesses.

Commsrisk Top Ten for September 2021

Did you miss any big stories last month? These were the Commsrisk articles that received most attention during September.

The Sweet Return of RAG Conferences

Last week's London conference demonstrated the importance of fostering high-quality interaction between risk professionals in a relaxed environment free from other distractions.

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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