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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

Digital Currencies Are Becoming Mainstream

The technology for digital currencies is mature and ready for the mass market, as appreciated by an increasing number of central bankers.

US Regulator Finds New Robocall Bogeymen: Foreign Owners

Acting FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel has often complained about robocalls, but never implied foreigners were to blame before.

XINTEC

XINTEC is a software development company specialising in fraud management and revenue assurance solutions. The company has developed a range of specialist products and...

Ghanaian High Court Stops Regulator and GVG from Violating Mobile Phone Privacy

Data supposedly gathered to track the spread of COVID-19 included each customer's mobile money transactions and bank details.

UK Scraps Failing Cyber Fraud Reporting Agency

Even politicians seem to have realized that Action Fraud, the UK's National Cyber Crime and Fraud Reporting Centre, was not fit for purpose.

Commsrisk Top Ten for July 2021

The biggest stories during July concentrated on the ways vendors of risk management products and services are anticipating sweeping change within the comms sector.

UK Regulator Considers New Protections for Telco Customers in Debt

Ofcom wants to ensure fair treatment of comms customers in debt although disconnections have not increased during the pandemic.

$888mn GDPR Fine for Amazon May Kill Behavioral Advertising in the EU

Luxembourg's secretive authorities levied the largest ever data protection fine without telling the complainants they had won.

Why Spending More on Security Is Not Always the Right Answer

Cybersecurity professionals are cogently arguing for more funding but sometimes have a biased approach towards limiting risk.

Mobileum Chosen to Test Connected Cars by Audi

There are 5 million networked Audi cars in use today, but the connected car market will soon grow much larger.

Enea Buys AdaptiveMobile Security

The deal values the Irish signaling security specialists at USD53mn and will see them continue to maintain their distinct brand.

Is Anyone Surprised by Pegasus Project Revelations?

Amnesty International says handset spyware from NSO Group is 'the tip of the iceberg' but they still underestimate how far the comms sector has been corrupted by government surveillance.

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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