It's 2017: Are my credit card swipes any safer?

Presented at BSides Austin 2017, May 5, 2017, 3 p.m. (60 minutes)

In this talk, we would like to revisit the point-of-sale threat actors' updated arsenal, methods they take to persist and ponder why they still linger even after the after the enforcement of EMV/chip-and-pin technology. We would also identify possible activities where these threat actors can branch out stemming from the initial point-of-sale breach, the external help they get from other groups and if the recent applications of EMV/mobile payment had disrupted their operations. We would then wrap up with specific items that business owners can apply within their own organizations to help curb these threat activities.


Presenters:

  • Jay Yaneza
    Jay Yaneza is a Cyber Threat Researcher with Trend Micro's Cyber Safety Solutions (CSS) Team. Having started his career with Trend Micro well over a decade ago, he had developed a thirst to analyze threats and classify its indicators. He initially started his career by helping Trend Micro's customers install, deploy, configure, manage and troubleshoot various Trend Micro products. Eventually, this lead to helping numerous organizations across the globe deal with malware incidents, outbreaks, as well as targeted attack incidents. As a researcher, he currently enjoys analyzing attack data and threat event correlation, and is very much into the application of the internet of things (IOT) concept to build smart homes.
  • Erika Mendoza
    Erika joined began her career at Trend Micro in the Philippines right after her graduation from the University in 2008. Computer security and malware analysis instantly became her passion after learning about it in Trend. She became part of Anti-Malware operations doing reverse-engineering and escalation support until 2015 when she was transferred to the DFW branch to do APT/cybercrime research and more reverse-engineering. Outside of work, Erika spends most of her time with her great pyrenees dog, if not painting or sketching.

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