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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

New LATRO CEO Says Enhanced Analytics Is Key to the Future of RAFM

Don Reinhart is marrying signals intelligence to data analysis in anticipation of huge growth in the number of networked devices.

Angry Cryptocurrency Spammer Says “We Don’t Spam”

Slimeballs are attracted to the internet because they believe their scum will always rise to the top.

Four Risk Champions Inducted into Hall of Fame

Nixon Wampamba, Moly McMillan, Geoff Ibbett and Sebastian Milczanowksi have each made an outstanding lifetime contribution to the community of communications risk professionals.

What Is the US Regulator Really Doing With Its Robocall Mitigation Database?

Any fool can download the US Robocall Mitigation Database, but which fool is checking that the thousands of entries are reliable?

Raid on Suspected Crypto Farm Finds 3,800 PS4s Mining Video Game Currency

The Security Service of Ukraine discovered a warehouse with racks of consoles robotically playing a football game.

Why Is Data > Dogma?

When immediate peers are forcing you down a dead end, it is good to step back and learn from the data and experiences shared by a wider range of professionals.

14 Arrested for Mobile Phone Tax Scam

Piles of cash and other assets were seized from organized criminals who used a series of companies to buy and sell handsets in order to cheat the VAT system of EUR30mn.

Do You Want to Know When Your Phone Numbers Are Being Abused?

Telcos connecting to the RAG Wangiri Blockchain can now be notified when their numbers are used for fraudulent calls to other networks.

Extensive Survey Shows 1 in 10 Europeans Lost Money Due to Unsolicited Calls

Over 10 percent of EU citizens were also cheated of money through unsolicited text messages.

Subex Pivot to Oil and Gas Sector Highlights Why Network Security Is Not Just for Telcos

Not every business has the confidence to take what they learned from telcos to reapply the lessons elsewhere.

Multiple Acquisitions and New GSMA Initiatives Confirm Mobileum’s Plan to Dominate

The GSMA's Alex Sinclair also wants the analytics and assurance firm to manage the exchange of data between GSMA members.

Moment of Truth for US Anti-Spoofing Strategy

The number of US robocalls was used to justify enormous expenditure on STIR/SHAKEN but there is less enthusiasm for using the same number to measure its performance in practice.
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