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Speakers: Sanjay Bhakta & Kennedy Meda CFE, Centific
Title: How Cybercriminals Exploit AI (Artificial Intelligence)
Description: Generative AI has unleashed vast potential for automating various tasks, as well as accelerating the efforts of bad actors to commit fraud. The democratization of Gen AI is enabling novices to use tools such as ChatGPT without a technology background to orchestrate complex fraudulent scenarios that may go unnoticed. We’ll demystify the different categories of AI and types of Gen AI, while sharing insights on the costs and implementation best practices to implement. Examples showcasing ChatGPT for fraud shall be dissected, as well as security best practices.
Learning Objectives
- Comparing different categories of AI
- The types of Generative AI (Gen AI)
- Gen AI Use Cases, Costs, & Best Practices
- Using AI For Fraud
- How Bad Actors May Not Be Easily Detected
- Examples of Using ChatGPT for Fraud
- Example of Using Safe & Secure Gen AI
- Security Best Practices for Gen AI
BIO: Sanjay Bhakta, currently the Global Head of Cybersecurity & Fraud Solutions, drives GTM strategies and business development, leading teams of analysts, data scientists, and engineers. He’s spent over 17 years in financial services, spanning different roles, combating bad actors across the globe. His fraud experiences include Account Takeover, AML, Bot Management, Chargebacks, First-party, Forensics, Friendly fraud, Payments, and others. In addition, Sanjay’s background has enabled threat & fraud mitigation, realizing operational savings > 45%, while evolving with the speed and agility of cybercriminal activity.
Kennedy Meda, CFE CFS spent almost a decade conducting fraud and financial crime investigations at tier-one financial institutes. These investigations included money laundering, money mule, opioid/drug financing, human trafficking, elder exploitation, SBA/PPP loan fraud, first-party fraud, account taker, chargeback abuse, and internal threat. Kennedy moved into the private sector and worked as a Market Intelligence Fraud Analyst at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C, analyzing wash trading, money crossing, insider trading, pump and dump related cases. Currently she is the Director of Digital Safety & Fraud Solutions at Centific, assisting and providing financial institutions and businesses with solutions to mitigate fraud risks, while building public consumer trust.
Prerequisites: Not Applicable
Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge
Who Should Attend: Anti-fraud professionals, Auditors, Accountants, Attorneys, Investigators, Law Enforcement, Educators, Students
Advanced Preparation: None
Program Level: Basic
Agenda:
11:50 am ZOOM OPENS
11:55 am - ACFE BOARD REMARKS AND INTRODUCTION
12:00 - 1:00 PRESENTATION BEGINS
Recommended CPE hours: 1.0 credits
Event Policies
In order to receive CPE credit for this presentation, the attendee must attend for 50 minutes and answer three poll questions randomly presented during the event.
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Additional Information:
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
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