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Behind Enemy LinesBank Teller to Fraud FighterIn this episode of the Behind Enemy Lines podcast, host Mike LaFleur speaks with Hailey Windham, Board Member of Operation Shamrock, about advanced fraud-fighting strategies. Hailey shares her journey into fraud prevention and highlights the importance of helping others within the industry. She emphasizes that fraud fighters are eager to collaborate, regardless of competing institutions.The conversation explores the significance of internal culture in combating fraud. Hailey stresses that organizations must break down silos between departments and foster a collaborative environment. This allows for a united front in protecting members and their assets. She further discusses the...2025-05-0735 minBehind Enemy LinesTrends in Fraud Regulation with Chris OakleyIn this episode of Behind Enemy Lines, Michael LaFleur sits down with Chris Oakley, Director of Fraud Intelligence at ThreatMark, to explore the shifting world of fraud regulation. With decades of experience spanning banking and fintech, Chris unpacks how fraud prevention strategies must evolve beyond compliance.They dig into the unintended consequences of well-meaning regulations—how fraudsters exploit loopholes and why banks often miss the mark by treating regulation as a checkbox. Chris shares lessons from global markets like the UK, Singapore, and Australia, where collaborative, intelligence-led models are showing real progress.The episode also sh...2025-04-3037 minBehind Enemy LinesUsing a Red Team to Fight Fraud with Jason BartolacciFraud is evolving, and financial institutions need to keep up. In this episode of Behind Enemy Lines, host Michael LaFleur sits down with Jason Bartolacci, Co-Founder of Red Team 27, to break down how fraudsters exploit vulnerabilities in banking systems—and how red teaming can help stop them. Jason shares his journey from law enforcement to financial fraud prevention and explains how his team mimics real-world attacks to uncover weak spots in bank security.The conversation covers the biggest threats facing banks today, from social engineering scams to check fraud and account takeovers. Jason explains why the human el...2025-04-1634 minBehind Enemy LinesFake Document Fraud with Jan IndraOn this episode of Behind Enemy Lines, host Mike LaFleur interviews Jan Indra of Resistant AI, exploring the surprisingly large world of fake document fraud. Jan's background as an investigative reporter and data journalist gives him a unique perspective on this criminal activity. He explains how easily accessible these fake documents are, often sold openly online through "template farms."Jan describes two main types of these online operations. Some resemble typical e-commerce sites, offering a menu of fake documents. Others use document generators, allowing users to input personal details and create customized fakes. This "batch generation" capability...2025-04-0238 minBehind Enemy LinesFighting Back Against Fraudsters with Romano RamantiIn this episode of Behind Enemy Lines, host Michael LaFleur speaks with Romano Ramanti, an ethical hacker from Zürcher Kantonalbank. Romano shares his journey into cybersecurity, from working in a call center to becoming a fraud hunter. He explains how ethical hacking is less about learning to break systems and more about thinking like a hacker—understanding vulnerabilities and using that knowledge to protect institutions and customers.Romano dives into his work on threat intelligence and fraud detection, detailing how he researches cybercriminal activity in the darknet and fine-tunes fraud filters to detect anomalies. He also exp...2025-03-1935 minBehind Enemy LinesBuilding vs. Buying Fraud Prevention with Chen ZamirIn this episode of Behind Enemy Lines, Mike LaFleur speaks with Chen Zamir, founder of Native[risk], about fraud prevention strategies in the financial technology sector. Chen discusses his background in fraud prevention, starting at PayPal and later founding his own startup. He emphasizes that fraud prevention is a complex domain requiring deep knowledge and a strategic approach.Chen compares fraud prevention to a chess match, emphasizing the importance of predicting adversaries' moves rather than simply reacting to incidents. He highlights the challenge of incomplete data and offers advice for building fraud programs with limited information. The...2025-03-0539 minBehind Enemy LinesBehind the Role: Fraud Response Officer at Mercantile BankIn this episode of Behind Enemy Lines, host Mike LaFleur speaks with Matt Wezeman, Fraud Response Officer at Mercantile Bank. Matt shares his journey from the Air Force to his current role, highlighting how his military background and diverse banking experience shaped his approach to combating fraud. With insights into his career pivot, Matt discusses how adaptability and a passion for problem-solving prepared him for the challenges of fraud prevention.The conversation delves into the rising sophistication of fraud, from social engineering to insider threats. Matt explains how Mercantile Bank is addressing these challenges through proactive education...2025-02-2032 minBehind Enemy LinesExploring Romance Scams and the Future of Fraud with Becky HolmesIn this episode of Behind Enemy Lines, host Mike LaFleur sits down with Becky Holmes, keynote speaker and author of Keanu Reeves Is Not in Love with You. Becky shares her unconventional journey into the fight against fraud, sparked by her lockdown pastime of wasting romance scammers’ time on Twitter. Her candid reflections reveal the harsh realities of romance fraud, where victims lose not only their money but also their sense of trust, self-worth, and future aspirations.Becky and Mike explore the psychological and emotional tactics fraudsters use to manipulate their victims, from fabricated love stories to cr...2025-02-0539 minBehind Enemy LinesBattling Account Takeovers and ID Theft with John Fick, Head of Fraud at Northwest BankIn this episode of Behind Enemy Lines, host Mike LaFleur sits down with John Fick, Corporate Vice President and Head of Fraud at Northwest Bank, to dive deep into the ever-evolving world of account takeovers. John breaks down how fraudsters exploit stolen credentials, social engineering, and hybrid attacks to infiltrate online banking systems and drain accounts. He explains why account takeover has become so prevalent, with nearly $13 billion in losses across North America alone.John highlights the growing sophistication of fraud, driven by advancements in technology like AI, and how financial institutions must adopt machine learning and...2025-01-1534 minBehind Enemy LinesDiving into Phishing 2.0 with Lukáš JakubíčekIn this episode, host Michael LaFleur sits down with Lukáš Jakubíček, Lead Principal Solution Consultant at ThreatMark, to explore the ever-evolving world of phishing and fraud. Lukáš explains the fundamentals of phishing, highlighting its psychological underpinnings, such as urgency and fear, that fraudsters exploit to steal sensitive information. He contrasts phishing with newer scams like Authorized Push Payment (APP) fraud, which relies on social engineering to coerce victims into granting access to their accounts.Lukáš delves into the infrastructure behind modern fraud, from phishing kits that streamline attacks to the sophisticated setup required for large-scale APP fraud op...2024-12-1832 min
JICtalkJICtalk: Michal Tresner – strážce bankovního světaBanky po celém světě mohou díky němu klidně spát. Začínal jako etický hacker, kterého vždycky zajímaly technické detaily v oblasti kyberbezpečnosti. Společně s budoucím cofounderem firmy Threatmark Kryštofem Hilarem testoval kybernetickou bezpečnost firem a také bank. A právě tady přišla první zakázka na otestování zabezpečení před podvodníky. Postavili produkt, který spojoval AI, behaviorální biometrii i analýzu rizik. A z něj vyrostl Threatmark, firma, která už od investorů nabrala půl miliardy korun a chrání miliony dolarů bankovních klientů denně. 2024-05-2739 min
O2 CyberCastNa základě chování uživatele jsme schopní rozpoznat, jestli se nejedná o fraud | O2 CyberCastČtvrtým dílem O2 CyberCast, podcastu o kyberprostoru a jeho bezpečnosti, vás provede ředitel interní bezpečnosti O2 Radek Šichtanc. Pozval si Michala Tresnera, který je spoluzakladatelem brněnské firmy ThreatMark. Ta vyvíjí řešení pro ochranu před možnými fraudy v online prostředí.
Michal Tresner mluvil o tom, jak jejich nástroje rozpoznávají možné podvodné chování a popsal, proč jsou nyní lidé v onlinu ohroženější než dřív.
O2 CyberCast moderuje Radek Šichtanc (ředitel interní bezpečnosti O2 Czech Republic) a zve si hosty z řad našich kolegů, ale i externí...2022-09-0135 min
The FS PodcastEpisode 16: Interview with Nikola Kozuljevic, Head of Marketing for ThreatMark, and Content Writer at medium.comIn this episode, we were joined by Nikola Kozuljevic. Nikola is the head of marketing for ThreatMark. ThreatMark enables banks to build completely trusted & safe online banking systems. Their advanced solution uses AI-powered digital behavior analytics to prevent digital fraud, learn from it, and build models that prevent future frauds across the entire customer journey. Nikola is also a content writer at medium.com covering topics such as digital marketing, general marketing, and technological innovations affecting the user experience.2022-06-2727 min
Data Breach Today PodcastBehavior Profiling & FraudWhen he co-founded ThreatMark nearly six years ago, Michal Tresner saw it as a threat detection solution for online banking. Very quickly, he realized the future was in behavior profiling and fraud prevention. Tresner discusses the emergence of this science and biometrics technologies.2021-01-2500 min
Fuckupy v IT35: Prosazování technologií bez podpory vývojářů & vývoj vlastního K8s / Kryštof Hilar, ThreatMarkKryštof Hilar je co-founder a CTO cybersecurity start-upu ThreatMark. V našem povídání sdílel, jak si nevědomky vyvíjeli vlastní K8s. Dále pak jak to dopadá, když se prosazuje nějaká technologie nebo řešení bez podpory lidí v týmu a jak moc velký problém dneska je, když cíle a motivace jednotlivců nejsou v souladu s firmou a jak moc je to krátkozraké. Příjemný poslech.2021-01-1921 min
SCRIPTease025 | ThreatMark: Kryštof Hilar, Co-Founder & CTOTypickým internetovým podvodníkem je dvacetiletý kluk, který ještě nemá vyvinutý morální kompas a jsou to pro něj jednoduše získané peníze. Když ale bylo dvacet Kryštofovi Hilarovi, rozhodl se stát u zrodu unikátního startupu ThreatMark, který proti internetovým podvodníkům bojuje. Celkem 25 milionů uživatelů napříč Evropou dnes chrání umělá inteligence, kterou z pozice CTO pomáhal budovat. Vyhodnocuje technické i behaviorální ukazatele uživatelů sesbírané při využívání služeb na internetu. O tom, jestli je uživatel skutečně tím, za koho se vydává, musí roz...2020-12-081h 05