NZ Financial Services Group (NZFSG) is hosting a webinar for financial advisers to help them identify and combat cyber threats. The event is during Cyber Smart Week (21-27 October).
The Tuesday 22 October webinar will be hosted by Laura Bennett, NZFSG’s Security Consultant, and Leah Pinto of security firm CyberCX.
Together they will outline the cyber threat landscape and the emerging tactics of criminals, including their increased adoption of ‘social engineering’ – where bad actors set out to build trusted relationships with their targets.
Pinto is known from the TV show Hunted Australia as the cyber team lead that tracks down fugitives.
Bennett says: “Advisers have significant responsibilities in handling and managing data and we’re committed to supporting them to meet these obligations.”
She says recent cyber scams and phishing emails targeting advisers within the firm’s network have demonstrated the need to build more cyber resilient businesses.
“It’s common nowadays for attackers to impersonate customers or other people in the financial transaction, building trust with advisers,” she says.
“They encourage them to break security practices, offering up their own or their clients’ data.”
NZFSG’s cyber security webinar is on Tuesday 22 October, 1pm to 1.45pm. Click here to register.