Methods to Combat Cyber Threats Targeting Financial Institutions

Teacher

Ioan-Cosmin MIHAI

ORGANIZER

Romanian Banking Institute (RBI)

PARTNER

Romanian Association for Information Security Assurance (RAISA)

DATE AND TIME

April 06, 2023, 9:00-17:00

PLACE

Online (Zoom Meetings platform)

OBJECTIVES

The course aims to improve the participants’ knowledge in the field of cyber threats aimed at financial institutions and identify methods to combat them. In addition, solutions for protecting identity and private data will be presented.

TARGET GROUP

People who work in the financial-banking system.

CONTENT

The participants will gain knowledge about:

Analysis of the main cyber threats and their impact on financial institutions;
Online and offline attack vectors;
Social engineering attacks targeting people from the financial sector;
Securing data and computer systems;
Case studies.

TRAINER

Ioan-Cosmin MIHAI – Romanian Police Academy

CERTIFICATE

At the end of the course, the participants will be given a certificate issued by the Romanian Banking Institute (RBI) (under the auspices of the founding members: BNR and ARB), with 7 Continuing Professional Development credits (CPDs).

REGISTER

Register here.

Course Features

Lectures 5
Quizzes 0
Duration 8 hours
Skill level All levels
Language Romanian
Students 15
Assessments Yes

Interactive presentations

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- Lecture1.1
  
  Analysis of the main cyber threats and their impact on financial institutions
- Lecture1.2
  
  Online and offline attack vectors
- Lecture1.3
  
  Social engineering attacks targeting people from the financial sector
- Lecture1.4
  
  Securing data and computer systems
- Lecture1.5
  
  Case studies

Ioan-Cosmin MIHAI

Ioan-Cosmin MIHAI is a trainer, researcher, and author with an experience of more than 18 years in cybersecurity, cybercrime, and open-source intelligence (OSINT). With a Ph.D. and postdoctoral studies completed in cybersecurity, he has developed various research projects, published scientific articles, and written books and studies in this field.

He is an associate professor at the Romanian Police Academy and a cybercrime training officer at the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL). He is also a visiting professor at several prestigious universities, including the University Politehnica of Bucharest (UPB) and “Carol I” National Defence University in Romania, as well as GNA University and CT University in India.

Ioan-Cosmin MIHAI is a trainer and consultant for various European Union agencies and institutions, including the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL), European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA), General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police (IGPR), and Romanian National Institute of Magistracy (INM).

As a founder and vice-president of the Romanian Association for Information Security Assurance (RAISA), he actively promotes and develops cybersecurity in Romania. He is the editor-in-chief of the scientific International Journal of Information Security and Cybercrime (IJISC) and a member of the organizational committee for the International Conference on Cybersecurity and Cybercrime (IC3) and CyberCon Romania conference.