Convergence of Cybersecurity & Financial Crime

• The Digital Financial Crime Landscape
  • Evolution of cyber-enabled financial crime
  • Convergence of cybercrime, fraud and AML 
  • How cyber attacks translate into financial losses and customer impact
  • Organised crime & digital ecosystems / Key attack vectors targeting financial institutions and clients
  
  
• Cybersecurity & AI Fundamentals for Compliance Professionals
  • CIA Triad in financial institutions
  • Zero Trust, Defense in Depth & AI system security (conceptual level)
  • Attack surfaces in banking, payment systems and customer interfaces
  
  
• Threat Typologies in Financial Services
  • Phishing & social engineering
  • Business Email Compromise (BEC)
  • Ransomware, automated attack tools & extortion
  • Account takeover, identity manipulation and customer-target attacks
  
  
• Mapping Cyber & AI Risks to Financial Crime Controls
  • Control Overlaps (AML, IT Security and AI governance)
  • AI risk management within compliance frameworks
  • Gaps in protecting financial flows and customers
  
  

This Seminar is designed for practitioners responsible for identifying, managing and overseeing cyber-enabled financial crime risks from a governance, control and investigative perspective, Senior professionals in Compliance, AML, Risk Management and Internal Audit, as well as experts working at the intersection of IT and regulatory functions in financial institutions.

The participants build a shared conceptual foundation on how cyber threats translate into financial crime risks affecting institutions, transactions and customers.

The programme is offered in a hybrid format, allowing participants to choose between attending in person on campus or joining live online via Zoom (microphone and camera required). The content is delivered through interactive expert lectures, group work and case studies, with ample opportunity for questions and discussion throughout the programme.