Simon Belkovich

Expert of Fraud Prevention

BI.ZONE

Biography

With BI.ZONE, Simon implements multiple projects in antifraud, consults financial organizations, government and law enforcement agencies, various companies in retail and other industries. He has over 4 years of experience managing fraud mitigation for Russia’s largest banks.

Simon joined the company as a reputation analyst working on phishing attacks, fraud, data leaks, information attacks, and darknet.

Then he moved to Fraud Detection and Prevention, where he specialized in session analytics, detection logic, client consulting, analysis of new fraud cases, and reporting types development for BI.ZONE clients. He also participated in cyber fraud investigations.

Simon gave lectures related to his professional activities for senior students from the Digital Forensics Department at Bauman Moscow State Technical University.

He earned his degree in Engineering and Technical Expertise from Bauman Moscow State University (Digital Forensics Department).

Topic Name & Synopsis

Digital tools in preventing social engineering

The workshop will cover modern social engineering techniques used by fraudsters. The aim is to demonstrate the most common types of browser and mobile app scams and identify the most sensitive parameters that can be collected from compromised user devices. In the end, you will be equipped with reliable knowledge of the key threat indicators and the most effective ways to protect you, your clients, and your employees against such threats.