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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

Should Telcos Sell Revenue Assurance to Energy Firms?

Peter Trummer, Managing Director of green energy provider Energie Steiermark, credits T-Systems for helping his business take a lead with revenue assurance.

London Conference: 29-30 Sep 2021

RAG London 2021 celebrated the return of face-to-face networking at the sumptuous and socially-distanced facilities of the Sheraton Skyline Hotel, right next to Heathrow Airport

First Speakers Confirmed for RAG London 2021

Leading experts from Telefónica, BT, Inmarsat, Virgin Media and Vodafone have already committed to participating in RAG's first post-lockdown conference.

Commsrisk Top Ten for April 2021

The audience for Commsrisk dipped slightly during December and January, but has since returned to roaring growth with an all-time record number of visitors during April.

Subex Share Price Surge Lifts Market Cap to $400mn

The Indian RAFM and analytics vendor proudly launched their Hypersense AI-powered analytics platform with adverts on the big screens surrounding Times Square, New York.

Do Data Breaches Hurt Share Prices?

An analysis of stock market data by Comparitech shows there is no simple equation for reputation damage, but telecoms has more to lose than other sectors.

How 5G Changes the Telecoms Risk Dynamic

Two of the telecoms industry's foremost experts on 5G and cybersecurity appeared on the latest episode of RAG TV.

New German Law Forces Telcos to Assist State Surveillance with IMSI-Catchers

German spooks and cops are upgrading their surveillance strategy to cope with 5G.

Aussie Hacker Made $500,000 by Finding and Reselling Netflix Credentials

23 year old Sydney web developer Evan McMahon was shown leniency because of his age and autism.

Phone Scammers Take $33mn from 90 Year Old Woman

A 90 year old Hong Kong woman was duped by fraudsters who claimed to be investigating a crime.

Everything You Wanted to Know About Wangiri but Were Afraid to Ask

Examining a year's worth of data from the RAG Wangiri Blockchain reveals the apparent source and destination of most wangiri attacks.

Subex Rated 15th Best Indian Firm for Data Scientists

The Indian RAFM, security and analytics vendor scored highly because their data science team had seen rapid growth whilst maintaining low rates of absenteeism.

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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