Cyber, Fraud and Physical Security Conference

The IBA Cyber, Fraud and Physical Security Conference has a lot of "New" for 2024!  New Location, (Embassy Suites - Noblesville) New 2-Day Format, and more speakers for each of the 3 categories, with New Content!  The Embassy Suites has offered more "behind the scenes" services to make the conference more attractive, while the new 2-day format will include general sessions combined with breakout sessions that will be divided by three separate customized categories: Cyber/IT Breakouts, Fraud Subject Breakouts, and Physical Security Breakouts.

The combination of private sector experts and law enforcement personnel participating in the 2024 Conference will provide you with a unique opportunity to enhance cyber, fraud and physical security practices, foster collaboration, and exchange knowledge on effective strategies. Whether you’re interested in innovative technology solutions, community outreach programs for your bank, or policy development, this conference promises valuable insights and networking connections. Don’t miss out!

Event Dates

Wednesday, August 28, 2024 to Thursday, August 29, 2024

Hotel

The IBA’s Cyber, Fraud & Physical Security Conference is being held at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Noblesville Indianapolis Conference Center, 13700 Conference Center Drive South, Noblesville, IN 46062, on August 28-29, 2024. Room rates are $179 based on single/double occupancy. The cutoff date for reservations is August 9, 2024. Reservations received after the cutoff date will be accepted on a space or rate available basis. Please call 317-674-1900 or click here to book your stay with our group rate.

Registration

Full Conference Attendee: $595

Special Needs
The IBA is committed to providing the best education in the best facility possible. To that end, we strive to accommodate any special needs bankers may have while attending our programs. If you need any special accommodations or have dietary restrictions, please indicate so on your registration form.

Dress
The hotel, or rather the conference rooms, may not be as toasty as it outside, don't forget a light jacket or cardigan.

Image Use Policy
Registration in IBA events constitutes an agreement to the IBA’s use and distribution of the attendee’s image or voice. Details: indiana.bank/policy.

Program Topics

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

General Session Title:  Anatomy of a Robbery - How One Bank Dealt with Being the Target of an Organized Ring
Session Description:  When a highly organized group of robbers targeted banks in the Columbus area, no one knew the extent of their planning and the impact it would have on bank employees and law enforcement. This session will reveal a look inside the real time impacts of bank robbery events and lessons learned from a targeted local bank.

General Session Title:   Artificial Intelligence in Banking
Session Description:  The use of Artificial Intelligence over the next few years is poised to revolutionize not only our society, but banking in particular.  In this talk, we will explore the types of AI, the potential of AI, and at a high level the strategic and vendor-management risks associated with the applications of AI in banking.    

General Session Title:  When the Crystal Ball Shatters: Trends and Indications Impacting Your Bank Security
Session Description: Many business leaders find themselves confronted with difficult decisions and lament the fact that they don’t have a crystal ball to see the future. But often the signs of “what the future holds” are right in front of us. Join us as Jim discusses ideas, concepts, and information from a perspective you may not have considered. Our crystal ball reveals that this is a session you won’t want to miss!

General Session Title: WTF: What the Fraud
Speaker Name: Rene Perez, CAMS, National Director of Sales & Financial Crimes Consultant, Jack Henry

Physical Security Breakout Session Titles and Descriptions 

Session Title:   Bank Robbery Analysis and Active Threats
Session Description:  Special Agent Vail will provide an update on current trends related to bank robberies. 

Session Title:   How Flock LPR and Vehicle Fingerprint Cameras Function
Session Description:  Flock Safety: How Flock LPR and Vehicle Fingerprint Cameras Function. Flock safety cameras are being integrated into collaborative surveillance efforts in cities across the country.  Adam Sauers of Flock Safety will provide insight into the systems, and uses for private sector banking needs, while providing a glimpse into new and innovative ways to monitor vehicular traffic in and around your bank. 

Session Title:   Mindful Transition to Video in the Cloud
Session Description:  Many of the major video management software companies are beginning to offer cloud services and on-cloud storage, but how does that affect an FI with many smaller locations, but lots of cameras.  As always, this will be a non-vendor specific discussion of the types of cloud offerings that are out there, and how financial institutions can leverage some or all to enhance or replace their current platforms.  The discussion will include items that should be considered to ensure a transition over time and a successful deployment.

Session Title: Homeland Security Investigations Role in Investigating Fraud Russell
Session Description: Curtis Ryan, Bethany Owens, Homeland Security Investigations and Brock Russell, Detective with the Indiana State Police will provide insight into the resources and role of HSI in financial crimes investigations, as well as providing details into the components of fraud rings and their impact on Indiana banks. They will highlight the methods the perpetrators utilized to defeat bank's fraud mitigation procedures.       

Session Title: Fraud Trends from a Postal Inspector Perspective  
Session Description:  Postal Inspection Ron Barron of the Postal Inspection Service will be presenting the trends in robberies and additional threats to the Postal Service employees and to the impacts in mail delivery.  Additionally, the presentation will include how the theft of mail is resulting in massive monetary losses to both companies, individual citizens, and the banking companies via check fraud.  This will include the tactics used by criminals to steal the mail, solicit account holders via social media, and methods for alteration and cashing of stolen checks.              

Session Title:   Fraud Payment – Instant Payment Should Not Equal Instant Fraud 
Session Description:  Payments, faster payments, instant payments.  All the convenience is great for customers but is also a hunting ground for fraudsters.  Institutions are seeing several fraud schemes related to payments and are taking losses. In this session, we’ll discuss:

  • Popular types of payments overview
  • Fraud trends in the industry
  • Fraud mitigation techniques to help your institution fight fraud

Cyber Breakout Sessions:

Session Title: Beyond the Scan – Advanced Cybersecurity Testing
Session Description:  Special Agent Vail will provide an update on current trends related to bank robberies.              

Session Title: Flock Safety: How Flock LPR and Vehicle Fingerprint Cameras
Session Description:  Function Flock safety cameras are being integrated into collaborative surveillance efforts in cities across the country.  Adam Sauers of Flock Safety will provide insight into the systems, and uses for private sector banking needs, while providing a glimpse into new and innovative ways to monitor vehicular traffic in and around your bank.

Session Title:   How to Prevent the next MOVEIT
Session Description:  Not all financial services organizations develop software for sale, internal use, or for our customer experience.  The MOVEIT incident showed us how important it is that we understand why we must have a systems development lifecycle (SDLC) that covers product from our vendors as well as internal systems development.  In this talk, Stan will cover the applicability of security in the SDLC, both inside our systems deployments and for those cases where we accept systems from our vendors.

Thursday, August 29, 2024

Early Bird General Session Title: Alternative Frameworks to the CAT
Session Description: If you agree the 2015 FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool may be outdated, especially as the most recent major revision to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF 2.0) was released in February 2024, you may also be wondering whether the CAT will be updated, sunset, or status quo going forward. Whatever your take, it behooves us to investigate alternative cybersecurity assessments that qualify as CAT Replacements.   From the new NIST CSF to the CSI Critical Controls to the CRI Profile, Dan will show us how to weigh an assessment against our own unique strategic environment and provide paper trail boilerplates as starting points.  

General Session Title:   Skimmers are Making a Comeback – Fraud Rings’ New Attacks
Session Description:  Focusing on new cases and new attacks, Special Agent Bridgette Lott will provide information on the methods and tactics of fraud rings, and their continuing efforts to thwart the technology and fraud detection systems that banks and retailers combine to slow fraud losses.  Bridgette brings timely information, combined with a dynamic and practical presentation that is both energetic and informative.  A "Can't Miss" session for everyone involved in reducing losses from criminal rings. 

General Session Title:   The Silent Language of Leaders: The Power of Non-Verbal Communication
Session Description:  Approximately 80% of communication is expressed nonverbally.  When you know how to unlock and tap the secrets of nonverbal cues, you’ll always have the advantage in any situation.  Imagine knowing the perfect time to close the sale or change course in the negotiations.  You will learn how your body language is influencing other people’s perceptions of you.  In this high energy interactive session, you will learn how to detect deceptions; how to speed read a room; power moves for leaders; and much more.

Physical Security Breakout Sessions:

Session Title:   Anger Management: Understanding Anger: Its Origins, Its Impact, and Insights to Address
Session Description:  Dr. Andy Brothers for an innovative presentation on how and why individuals develop angry responses, often in otherwise routine daily interactions and conflicts. Dr. Brothers will provide eye opening insight to the culture and the workings of the mind that generates angry. Join Dr. Andy Brothers for an innovative presentation on how and why individuals develop angry responses, often in otherwise routine daily interactions and conflicts.Dr. Brothers will provide eye opening insight to the culture and the workings of the mind that generates angry responses. This innovative presentation will introduce attendees to the components of anger, emotions, and mental health issues coupled with techniques to effectively deescalate situations. 

Session Title:   Common Physical Security Bypasses from an Attacker Perspective
Session Description:  This presentation will cover attacks intended to bypass vulnerable physical security systems and hardware including locks, doors, and RFID systems as well as some mitigations for these vulnerabilities.  Learning Objectives: Understanding attacks on locks including picking, bypasses, and decoding; Understanding attacks on doors including latch slipping, crash bar attacks, and thumb turn attacks; and Understanding RFID attacks such as cloning, bruteforcing, and side-channel attacks.

Session Title:   Beyond Security: Intelligent Video Solutions and Cyber Security for Financial Institutions
Session Description:  As a leading provider of IP video software and systems, this session will focus on the recent innovations that convert video into usable business intelligence. Tools needed to enhance security, mitigate risk, and reduce losses from theft and fraud will be highlighted during this session.

Fraud Breakout Sessions:

Session Title:  Elder Financial Exploitation: The Hidden Crime
Session Description:  Financial exploitation continues to be an effective form of abuse of seniors and adults with disabilities, and the number of reported elder fraud cases has grown significantly since the pandemic. This session will discuss the red flags and give you the tools to identify elder financial abuse in your community and help protect your customers and loved ones.

Session Title:   Best Practices for Protecting Your Customers – and Your Bank – Against Wire Transfer Fraud
Session Description:  In 2024 cyber criminals are more sophisticated than ever.  Fraudsters are infiltrating email accounts to learn when businesses are about to make a large payment, then sending fraudulent banking information to the payer.  This leaves business in every industry vulnerable to wire transfer fraud, but especially impacts banks – who are at the heart of every transaction.  What can banks do to prevent wire transfer fraud from happening?  And what is the bank’s liability when wire transfer fraud does occur?

Join Ron Balfour, partner in Amundsen Davis’s Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Service Group, as he discusses what banks can do to prevent fraudulent activity, and how they can minimize liability by pre-empting wire transfer fraud where possible and responding effectively when it happens anyway – which it will!

Session Title:   How Fraud Became a Business Influencer
Session Description: Banks have always enjoyed a position to be an "influencer" within the communities they serve, and fraud prevention efforts were seen as an ancillary, albeit critical, function that had to be woven into the operations of the bank to protect the funds that customers entrusted them with.  Authenticating identities, ensuring accuracy, and verifying transactions were fundamental and were largely in-person events. Today, banks face sophisticated fraud rings who leverage artificial intelligence – in many cases, far better than banks and their customers.  Fraud rings communicate and collaborate in real-time, and shift their attack vector on a dime.  They have no concern with any criminal or civil consequences. They can overcome any obstacle or rule because they dynamically adapt.  Join us for this eye-opening session as Jim Rechel shares insight into current fraud trends and how they impact banks of every size, in every community. 

Cyber Breakout Sessions:

Session Title:   How CISA “Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency” can help your bank!
Session Description:  In this session J.D. Henry will speak about the organization and its resources for Indiana community banks.

Session Title:  Getting beyond the Gibberish: An overview of the required information security plans (BCP, DRP, IRT)
Session Description:  Regulations generally require that we have three plans to prepare us for making our business more resilient to interruption: a Business Continuity Plan, a Disaster Recovery Plan, and an Incident Response Plan.  This presentation will discuss each plan with respect to what it is, an approach to development methodology, a general outline of content, roles, and responsibilities for developing the plan and, lastly, the actions and evidence needed to keep the plan operational and auditable.

Session Title:   FinTech Due Diligence  
Session Description: The Agencies have created numerous resources for community banks when it comes to performing due diligence on prospective relationships with FinTech companies.  While there are many resources, none are one-size fits all, leaving many financial institutions needing to tailor their approaches to the types of third-party relationships and risks.  The scope and the depth of due diligence will require the financial institution to determine the nature and criticality of the prospective relationship, service, or activity.

Closing Sessions

Fraud & Security Banker Panel Discussion
Moderator: Jim Rechel
Panel Discussion:  Join us for an engaging and enlightening panel discussion that explores the critical issues of fraud and physical security that banking professionals must navigate to protect their institutions and customers.

Cyber Bank Panel Discussion
Moderator: Dan Hadaway
Panel Discussion:  Join us for an engaging and enlightening panel discussion that explores the critical issues of Cyber/Information Security/Technology that banking professionals must navigate to protect their institutions and customers.