MWC25 Barcelona SEC CON: Catch up

The half-day SEC CON (Confronting fraud to secure a safer future) was a full event at MWC25 Barcelona on the new Lamarr stage. With over 215 attendees, we delved into the world of fraud, explored the universal challenge of scam messages, and examined the impact this is having on the industry in its efforts to protect customers. We hosted leading security and fraud experts who are on the front line, making decisions to defend and protect customers against fraud. They offered their invaluable insights on the threat and risk level posed to the industry and beyond.

Watch the session video recordings on demand to stay up to date on the latest mobile security and Fraud prevention trends.

Session 1 – Unmasking the human factor in mobile fraud

Since early 2021 there has been a reported rise in online scam operations, including a link to modern slavery. These concerns occur in the context of wide-ranging digital criminal activity such as romance-investment scams, crypto fraud, money laundering and illegal gambling. Whilst the industry works with law enforcement to tackle the link between the technical controls to the physical arrest of a perpetrator, it is important to acknowledge that there are two sets of victims in this complex phenomenon; the people who are defrauded and the ones who are forced into criminality.

Session 2 – Staying ahead of fraud: Understand, identify, prevent

This session provided a comprehensive examination of fraud typologies; it explored the varied and evolving forms that fraud can take in today’s global environment. It identified the attack vectors of fraud, such as social engineering, phishing, account takeover and more. It highlighted how the industry is working to reduce the level of fraud globally, with participants gaining insights into both the challenges posed by fraud, and the dynamic, multi-layered approaches being developed to protect organisations and consumers globally.

Session 1 Moderator

• Tal Goldstein, WEF, Head of Strategy and Growth, Center for Cybersecurity

Session 2 Moderator

• Richard Cockle, GSMA, Head of GSMA Foundry and Connected Industries

Session 1 and 2 Speakers

• Samantha Kight, GSMA, Head of Industry Security

• Mats Granryd, GSMA, Director General

• Toby Evans, Australian Payments Network, Head of Economic Crime

• Jorij Abraham, Global Anti Scam Alliance, Managing Director

• Teresa Walsh, FS-ISAC, Chief Intelligence Officer

• Simon Perkins, Cellcard, CEO

• Rashim Kapoor, Airtel, Executive Vice President – Networks

• Irish Salandanan-Almeida, Globe Telecom, Inc., Chief Privacy Officer

• Dan Beaman, Palo Alto Networks, Global Director – 5G | IoT | MEC

• Eugene Liderman, Google, Director of Product for Android Security & Privacy

• Cihan Salihoglu, Mastercard, Vice President / Principal