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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.

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Police Take Down the ‘Favorite’ VPN of Criminals

Safe-Inet advertised its 'bulletproof' virtual private network services on black hat forums.

The Commsrisk Review of 2020

Father Time forced us to learn many new tricks during a challenging year.

Assured Revenues and Robust Supply Chains

An interruption to the supply chain can also cause an interruption to revenues, both in telecoms and other sectors.

RAG TV Is Back: Why Risk Pros Want Real Debate

You could watch a boring webinar where multiple salesmen tell you how to fix your problems by buying something. Or join us for a real discussion at RAG TV. Season 3 starts January 6th.

Zoom Employee Charged with Sabotaging Meetings about Tiananmen Square Massacre

Xinjiang Jin was hired to assist Chinese law enforcement but faked evidence of users supporting terrorism and child pornography.

$28mn Penalty for Telco and Execs Accused of Fraud

The negotiation of a plea bargain with Tanzania's public prosecutor led to the immediate release of six Vietnamese execs who had been imprisoned for nine months.

The Unsung Heroes of 2020

The community of telecoms risk and assurance professionals cannot thrive without the selflessness of its unsung heroes.

Being Mindful of Hardship

Recent research by the UK comms regulator reiterated the difficulties that so many customers are going through worldwide.

Subex CEO Emphasizes Transition to ‘Multi-Vertical’ Vendor in TV Interview

Vinod Kumar wants his risk management business to generate USD15mn-USD20mn in non-telco sales within three years.

Only 19% of IoT Firms Have a Security Vulnerability Disclosure Policy

A new report from the IoT Security Foundation reveals the complacency of many suppliers of networked devices.

Will US Robocall Policy Be Racist?

Recent webinars from the SIP Forum revealed dangerously vague thinking about the consequences of adopting STIR/SHAKEN and using algorithms to block calls.

New Global Report Says Brazilians Receive Most Spam Robocalls

Truecaller's app for blocking spam calls is reportedly stopping 50 calls per user per month in Brazil, well above the amount of spam received by US subscribers per their international tables.
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