The Twin Cities Chapter of Certified Fraud Examiners (TCCCFE) is pleased to announce our July training webinar. Please see additional details below.
Attendees will receive credit for four CPE credit hours(1 Ethics CPE) . We hope to see you there!
Expose the Underbelly of Generative AI, and Cybercriminal Tactics with Mason Wilder, CFE and "The Original Internet Godfather" Brett Johnson, Former US Most Wanted Cybercriminal. Now Good Guy. TCCCFE July Training Seminar - July 10, 2024 - 8:30-12:30 PM CT
8:30 am – 10:20 AM CT - Mason Wilder, CFE
Speaker biography:
Mason Wilder, CFE, is the research director for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). In this role, he oversees the creation and updates of all ACFE training and education materials, the planning and organization of all live training event programs, and research initiatives such as the Report to the Nations and benchmarking reports. He also conducts trainings, delivers presentations, writes for ACFE publications, and responds to member and media inquiries.
Prior to joining the ACFE, Wilder worked in corporate security intelligence and investigations at several companies over a decade, specializing in background and due diligence investigations, as well as intelligence analysis for international physical security operations and crisis response. He is a former licensed private investigator and earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin.
Speaker Topic:
Deepfakes and Generative AI: An Increasing Threat with Wide-Ranging Fraud Implications
The advent of deepfake technology, or the manipulation of images, video, text, or audio using artificial intelligence (AI), prompted many well-founded and wide-ranging concerns for society, including implications for the anti-fraud and investigative professions. Other recent forms of generative AI, such as Chat GPT variations, have only exacerbated these concerns. This presentation will cover the current capabilities and applications of generative AI technology to help the audience understand the risks associated with the technology, as well as how to address those risks and prepare for future impacts.
Learning Objectives:
· What are the current capabilities and applications of generative AI?
· What risk are associated with AI technology?
· How to address the risks associated with AI technology.
· How to prepare for the future impacts of AI technology.
10:30 am – 12:25 PM - Brett Johnson - Former US Most Wanted Cybercriminal. Now Good Guy.
The United States Secret Service called Mr. Johnson "The Original Internet Godfather" for his role in refining modern financial cybercrime.
Or to put it another way: Brett was convicted of 39 felonies, placed on the US Most Wanted List, escaped from prison, and...he built the first organized cybercrime community, Shadowcrew. Shadowcrew was a precursor to today's darknet and darknet markets and it laid the foundation for the way modern cybercrime channels operate today.
Johnson was sentenced to 90 months in Federal Prison. End of story?
Not hardly.
Brett found redemption through his sister, his wife Michele, and finally the FBI. He was given the chance to turn his life around. He took it.
Today, Brett is considered one of the leading authorities in Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, and Identity Theft on the planet.
He works hard to protect businesses and consumers from the type of person he used to be.
And yes, he takes that s**t seriously.
Speaker Topic: Cybercrime101
An ethical and educational discussion highlighting the cybercriminal mindset and motivations. Brett Johnson will walk through his past as a Criminal and his eventual redemption before diving deep into the cybercrime and cybersecurity environment. Discussed will be how Trust works among criminal groups and toward potential victims. Learn why it is never a single attacker which seeks to victimize you or your organization. How do attackers pick their targets? How is the threat landscape established? Who are the attackers, why do they attack, and what are they looking for? Brett Johnson discusses. Brett also dives into the most common and profitable types of crime being committed online, including Synthetic Fraud, Cookie Hijacking, and more.
Learning Objectives:
· Attempting to understand what motivates a cybercriminal, and how do they think?
· How is trust built amongst cyber groups and potential victims?
· How is the threat landscape established?
· How are victims selected, who are the attackers, and what are they looking for?
