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

Why China’s Digital Currency Is a Threat to US Power

Leaders like Hong Kong's Carrie Lam are working to align a state-backed digital legal tender with the sanctions-busting capabilities of a distributed ledger for international transfers.

Submit Your Bid for the Commsrisk Advertising Auction

Businesses wanting to participate in the six-monthly auction of advertising on Commsrisk should make their bids by 30th March.

Streaming Will Kill Other Television

AT&T's woes following the purchase of satellite broadcaster DirecTV for USD49mn in 2015 are representative of fundamental changes in how people consume video.

Over 10,000 Views for RAG TV’s Weekly Interview Show

Moly McMillan spun the stories as we talked about revenue assurance in cable companies, mobile operators and OTT providers for episode 8 of the current season.

Academics Recommend Mix of Machine Learning and Premium Rate Number Monitoring to Detect IRSF

Researchers Merve Sahin and Aurélien Francillon claimed their method detected 98% of IRSF calls with 0.28% false positives.

Telenor Opposes Myanmar Cybersecurity Bill; Defends Human Rights

Telenor Group CEO Sigve Brekke explained why the leading operator in Myanmar 'strongly objects' to draconian new laws.

Second Cell C Exec Arrested for $8.6mn Fraud; Operator Says More Employees Were Involved

Adriaan Pillay is accused of collecting kickbacks from an IT supplier which were then shared with his boss.

Infosys Launches Corda-Based Competitor to the RAG Wangiri Blockchain

Infosys is a USD12bn business attempting to foster anti-fraud collaboration by abusing the trust of a small nonprofit.

Fears That STIR/SHAKEN Will Lead to Blocking of Calls from Small Telcos

The Canadian Chapter of the Internet Society is worried that anti-spoofing rules will create a 'two-tier' telecoms market.

Why Telecoms Fraud Is Like a Virus

Forensic investigator, lawyer and cybercrime expert Jacqueline Fick was the guest for Episode 7 of the current season of RAG TV.

Do Not Underestimate Satellite Broadband

The beta trial of Elon Musk's Starlink service is as big a potential threat to terrestrial ISPs as Tesla is to Ford and General Motors.

The Real Reasons Carriers Cannot Fix Fraud

Cognitive dissonance leads people to pretend that businesses are committed to reducing fraud even when those businesses resist simple and effective forms of cooperation.
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