Agenda

Fireside chat: Cybersecurity in the financial sector

Wed Nov 9 / 11:45 - 12:30 CEST
03. Steve Brown (Mastercard) - European lead for cyber security and resilience

Steve Brown (Mastercard)

European lead for cyber security and resilience

In this fireside chat, Andrew Lee, ESET´s VP for Government Affairs, will interview Steve Brown, Mastercard´s European lead for cyber security and resilience on the new Cyber Centre of Excellence Mastercard has recently launched. They will discuss the current threat landscape of the financial sector in Europe, how regulation affects the cybersecurity scene, as well as the geopolitical implications of the integration of cyber attacks in warfare.

Steve is Mastercard’s European lead for cyber security and resilience. He is responsible for the implementation and integration of Mastercard's Cyber Security Framework including data breach detection and cyber risk and resilience technologies and capabilities across all related stakeholders including Issuers, Acquirers, Merchants and Governments. Steve also works to build and maintain strategic relationships with both internal, external, private and public sector parties, working with Global teams to understand the needs of customers and technology required to detect and protect customers from Cyber Crime and ensure legislative and regulatory compliance.

Prior to joining Mastercard, Steve was a Senior Manager at the UK’s National Crime Agency where, as Head of Cyber Threat Intelligence, he led the UK’s strategic response to Cyber Crime.

During his 17-year career within UK Government, Steve also served as the UK’s Cyber Attaché to the USA during 2016-2019, embedded with the FBI Cyber Division at National Cyber & Forensics Training Alliance (NCFTA). Steve was responsible for diplomatic and political relationships and negotiations relating to the investigation of cyber criminality affecting the UK and USA.