EAST attends the inaugural meeting of the ATM Security Association

ATM2014_Logo_20cm_sRGB (3)Lachlan Gunn, EAST Executive Director, attended the inaugural meeting of the ATM Security Association for Enhanced Technology (ATM Security Association) which was held in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on 20th May 2015.  EAST is an Associate Member of the new association.

Founded by both Wincor Nixdorf and Diebold, the ATM Security Association is focussed on bringing manufacturers and their suppliers together with the common target to create vendor independent standards for security solutions within the industry. Common standards could include unified interfaces or common procedures for core processes like key loading, simplifying the implementation of security solutions in ATM networks or the reaction to detected attacks.

The focus of the ATM Security Association is on both hardware and software-related threats, physical and logical attacks. The target is to consider the total environment of the ATM that can have a direct impact on secure usage and operations.

Membership of the ATM Security Association is open to all organisations that have a stake in global ATM security.

35th EAST Meeting hosted by Consorzio BANCOMAT in Rome

EAST National Members - badgeThe 35th Meeting of EAST National Members was hosted by Consorzio BANCOMAT in Rome on 11th February 2015. National updates were provided by 21 countries, and a global update by HSBC. Europol attended the meeting as an observer and presentations were given by Bassilichi S.p.A. on ATM Fraud Prevention, and by Diebold on the latest innovations in ATM Security.

EAST Fraud Update 1-2015 will be produced shortly, based on the updates provided at the meeting. EAST Fraud Updates are also available on the EAST Website to EAST Members (National & Associate), and to individual subscribers.