HOW WILL CYBER THREATS AFFECT THE FINANCIAL ADVICE INDUSTRY
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AGENDA WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO HELP PROTECT YOUR ADVICE BUSINESS STAYING SECURE WITH CFS
AGENDA WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO HELP PROTECT YOUR ADVICE BUSINESS STAYING SECURE WITH CFS
FRAUD OR NOT?
PERCEPTION vs REALITY
AUSTRALIAN SUPERANNUATION LANDSCAPE OVER $2.146 T IN SUPER 80% AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS HAVE NEVER CARRIED OUT A FRAUD RISK ASSESSMENT 75.9 MILLION OF REPORTED LOSSES IN FINANCIAL PLANNING 19% OF AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS HAVE PROPER PASSWORD POLICIES 95% AUSTRALIANS WERE TARGETED BY A SCAMMER IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS 7% OF AUSTRALIAN BUSINESSES HAVE APPROPRIATE INTERNET POLICIES 51% OF ALL SMRs ARE ATTRIBUTED TO CYBER-ENABLED FRAUD 75% OF AUSTRALIAN SUPERANNUATION PROVIDERS REPORTED A CYBER INCIDENT TO EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT IN 2016
“ ” CYBER-ENABLED FRAUD 2% 5% 21% 20% 1% 51% SUSPICIOUS MATTER REPORTING BY SUSPECTED OFFENCE TYPE Cyber-enabled fraud Other fraud Money laundering Welfare fraud Tax evasion Terrorism financing 51% 20% 21% 5% 2% 1% Financial planners are particularly vulnerable to cyber-enabled fraud attacks when acting as a gateway between customers and financial institutions or product issuers. - AUSTRAC 10 January 2017 “ ” Source: Financial Planning Risk Assessment – Austrac - 10 January 2017
Types of Cybercrime CYBER-ENABLED FRAUD ONLINE SCHEMES IDENTITY FRAUD Schemes that seek to take advantage of individuals by presenting a solicitous offer (such as a free or cheap holiday) that turns out to be dishonest or non-existent IDENTITY FRAUD Illegally accessing an individual’s information and using this information to steal money or other benefits BULLYING AND HARASSMENT Using technology to conduct behaviour that is intended to make a person feel fearful, uncomfortable or offended PHISHING An email pretending to be from a legitimate, trusted company (such as a bank or other service provider) that attempts to trick an individual into providing their personal or financial information MALWARE AND RANSOMWARE Malicious software designed to gain unauthorised access to an individual's computer system. Typically used to steal data, destroy data, or to prevent the user from being able to access their files, holding them to 'ransom'
INDICATORS OF CYBER-ENABLED FRAUD Has different tone/language to customer’s usual communications Has poor grammar, spelling mistakes or uncommon terminology A CUSTOMER EMAIL Usually contacts by telephone, then suddenly makes contact by email Changes bank details soon after changing other details, such as contact address or phone number Customer emails express urgency: Requests for the financial planner to complete application forms on the customer’s behalf, then to send back to customer for signing, and/or Email requests to send funds overseas THE CUSTOMER
CASE STUDY SCENARIO HOW THIS FRAUD WORKS PREVENTING THIS TYPE OF CYBER FRAUD
WHAT YOU WHAT YOU AGENDA WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO HELP PROTECT YOUR ADVICE BUSINESS STAYING SECURE WITH CFS
WHAT ACTIONS CAN YOU TAKE? DON'T DIVULGE PERSONAL INFORMATION WHEN REQUESTED VIA EMAIL INVEST IN BASIC ANTIVIRUS PROTECTION BE VIGILANT KEEP UP-TO-DATE CHOOSE A STRONG PASSWORD RESTRICT USE OF PUBLIC Wi-Fi TO WEB BROWSING REGULARLY UPDATE SOFTWARE IF IN DOUBT, CALL THE CLIENT GET YOUR BUSINESS HYGIENE RIGHT BEWARE OF EMAILS ASKING FOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION KNOW YOUR CLIENT
commbank.com.au/personal/support/security CLIENTS HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY SECURITY DEPENDS ON YOUR CLIENTS TOO Be aware of cyber security Back-up regularly Keep your anti-virus software current and consider using OpenDNS at home Keep software up-to-date Don’t re-use passwords Protect your email account commbank.com.au/personal/support/security
AGENDA WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO HELP PROTECT YOUR ADVICE BUSINESS STAYING SECURE WITH CFS
STAY SECURE WITH CFS Continuous improvement Data analytics - transaction monitoring capability Dedicated CFS Operational Security Team Encryption technology Proof of identity screening Ongoing monitoring and blocking suspicious matters Masking certain information when we communicate with you
DEDICATED FOCUS It’s now part of how we operate… all day, everyday 5K+ MONTHLY DATA ANALYTICS TRANSACTION MONITORING CAPABILITY DEDICATED CFS OPERATIONAL SECURITY TEAM CONTINUOUS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT
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