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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

Six Takeaways from the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report 2021

Never mind somebody else's fact-free opinions about data security, because here is the leading source of data about data security.

What Will Be Achieved by the US-Australia Anti-Robocall Agreement?

The leaders of the FCC and the ACMA signed a piece of paper that lists vague promises they are not obliged to keep.

Why Community Is Important to RAG

Businesspeople may focus on the trading of information, but humans talk to each other because they are social animals too.

Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Ban Purchase of Huawei Equipment by US Networks

Republican Marco Rubio and Democrat Ed Markey want to stop the purchase of tech supplied by firms deemed a national security risk.

Dubai Conference: 15-16 Feb 2022

RAG is heading back to the Middle East to deliver an agenda which features risk, assurance, fraud and cybersecurity experts from many of the leading telcos in the region, including STC, Salam, Zain, Virgin Mobile, Omantel and Du

Commsrisk Top Ten for May 2021

Which stories grabbed the attention of your professional peers? Here are the ten most popular Commsrisk articles during May.

Neural Technologies Acquired by Canadian Software Conglomerate

Repeated losses led founder David Toms to sell the telecoms RAFM business he originally established in Britain in 1990.

Turkey Liberates 33 Trafficked Taiwanese from Telecoms Scam Center

Almost 100 phones were confiscated from a scam call center that looks remarkably similar to others found in East Asia.

Why Are the UK Police Taking More Interest in Telecoms Fraud?

Police influence of the public's understanding of telecoms fraud is sometimes questionable.

How Insecure Is SMS?

A brief recap of the scale of fraud and abuse involving SMS messages, what mitigations are available, and challenges to overcome.

US Proposes Another Change to STIR/SHAKEN Implementation Dates

This time the FCC is considering bringing the deadline forward for small telcos that originate 'especially' many calls.

Subex Annual Results Show Modest Revenue Growth; New Dividend Recommended

A 2 percent rise in revenues and a 5 percent final dividend somewhat conflict with Subex's sky-high P/E ratio.

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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