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port. The vast majority (84 percent) of Fast-moving risks necessitate rapid resilience
cyber security leaders surveyed said
they would benefit from third-party As technology advances and our society becomes increasingly connected, new
assistance in deploying AI-powered threats will emerge that will require rapid responses and unprecedented levels
solutions, navigating digital identity, of business resilience. With that, will come exciting new opportunities to push
API security, and knowing which the pace of development even further and deliver innovation with lightning
cyber threats are coming around the speed.
corner.
However, in striving to outpace cyber threats, we must ensure trust is not an
New challenges inspire afterthought but remains central to our efforts to make payments seamless and
ingenious innovation secure. Maintaining this equilibrium is vital to securing the connections that
power our digital world.
So, how will these findings direct
technology companies' next steps? Johan Gerber is executive vice president of security & cyber innovation at Mastercard and a mem-
In short, they motivate providers to ber of the company's management committee. Johan is focused on identifying evolving cyber
move in smarter—as well as faster— security risks and supporting Mastercard's customers with targeted solutions to protect themselves
ways. AI is being deployed at a great- from attack. Gerber joined Mastercard in 2000, and has held critical roles across multiple business
er scale. It is driving productivity areas, such as franchise, identity, AI and network management, giving him deep experience of the
benefits across communities world- organization. He has spearheaded customer-focused innovations, like embedding artificial intel-
wide. This futuristic technology isn't ligence into Mastercard's network to enhance Mastercard's security capabilities and expand our
just something to tap into to enrich services strategy. Prior to joining Mastercard, he was a member of the South African Police Services
individual experiences; it is also to for 10 years where he specialized in organized crime investigations as well as internal investiga-
help solve some of society's most tions of financial crimes. Contact him via LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/johan-gerber-4269041.
pressing challenges and, most of all, Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. The company's mission is
to keep people safe. to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making
transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible.
For cryptocurrencies, where there
is estimated to be four times more
fraud than in regular fiat payments,
technology providers are devising
new innovations to stay ahead. New
solutions can help customers make
informed decisions that protect their
business, as well as the entire pay-
ments ecosystem. A simple dash-
board can provide visibility of crypto PAYMENT FORM GENERATOR
spend, transaction volumes and an
anti-money laundering risk rating ex-
posure.

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importantly, keep the trust of their We Host Page
customers—on whom their business
depends. Trust is fragile. It can be Pay Link
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