Cyber Securty Africa

Official Summary Report: East Africa ATMs, Cards and Mobile Banking Security Summit 2011
13th - 14th December, 2011
Nairobi Kenya

The East Africa ATMs, Cards and Mobile Banking Security Summit 2011 took place on the 13th and 14th  of  December, 2011 at the Laico Regency Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. Government of Kenya officials led by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Communication Dr. Bitange Ndemo and representatives from  local and international public and private sector companies met with a view to addressing the main challenges in Banking and payment transactions facing the East Africa region.

The Summit opened with a brief welcome remarks by Mr. Sammy Kioko the Alliance Manager of Cyber Sec Africa the organizers, who gave statistics of the current figures that Banks lost in the year 2010, Setting the pace for the deliberations on the Banking Security threats in East Africa.

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Day one 13th December, 2011

Tuesday December 13th , 2011

Topic: Official opening ceremony:
Speaker:Dr. Bitange Ndemo, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information  and Communications Kenya.

Topic: Framework for ATM Payment Services in Emerging Markets:
Speaker: Mr. Patrick Cunningham, Executive Director Africa and Middle East ATM  Industry Association (ATMIA)  South Africa

Topic: ATMS, Cards & Mobile Banking: Trending Threats
Speaker: Michael Mbuthia, Head of Information Security Co-operative Bank of Kenya

Topic: Payment Card Fraud:
Speaker: Susan Potgieter, General Manager, SABRIC South Africa.

Topic: Fraud in Electronic Payment Systems "Scams and Slams: ATM, Card Fraud and Countermeasures"
Speaker: Obadare Peter Adewale, Managing Director, Digital Encode Limited Nigeria

Topic: The dynamic world of skimming:
Speaker: Robin Hamstra, Business Development Manager, TMD Security Netherlands

Topic: True convergence between telecoms and banking
Speaker: Snehar Shah, Head of Orange Money, Telkom Kenya Manager

Topic: Emerging Fraud Trends:
Speaker: Nita Omanga Country Risk Manager, Eastern, Central & Nigeria Visa CEMEA

Topic: Secure Mobile Banking: Myth or Reality? ls Integration and convergence challenges.:
Speaker: Tyrus Muya, Lead Information Risk Engineer, Cellulant LTD Kenya

Wednesday 14th December, 2011

Topic: Winning the fight against ATM bombing and physical attacks:
Speaker: Mind Mabhunu, ATM Channel Strategy Manager, Standard Bank of SA

Topic: Mobile Device Security:
Speaker:  Edwin Moindi, Regional Information Security Manager, PwC Kenya

Topic: Case study on ATM mounted skimming:
Susan Potgieter, General Manager, SABRIC South Africa

Topic: White Collar Crime and Money Laundering in the Emerging Markets:
Speaker: Pat Cunningham, Executive Director, ATMIA Africa & Middle East

Topic: The Business & Technology Challenge in Banking:
Speaker: Maurice Omunzi, Corporate Account Manager, Safaricom