Amman, August 2016 - OFFTEC – a subsidiary of OFFTEC Holding Group (OHG) – and Kaspersky Lab – the world’s largest privately held vendor of endpoint protection solutions – held a joint seminar on 22 August, 2016, entitled ‘Online and Mobile Banking Threats’. Held at the Four Seasons Hotel Amman, the seminar, which was attended by Chief Information Officers (CIO) from several prominent banks in Jordan and representatives of various governmental entities, aimed to introduce attendees to Kaspersky’s advanced intelligence services, as well as its online and mobile banking security solutions, which are currently available through OFFTEC.

The seminar, which featured discussions on security intelligence services and their role in combatting online and mobile banking cyber threats, addressed methods to ensure the safety of digital banking channels and the strength of embedded security systems present in ATMs and at points of sale. During the seminar, speakers also familiarized attendees with Kaspersky Lab’s fraud prevention technologies, whose rigorous, multi-layered security solutions were specifically developed to protect enterprises, banks, payment systems and e-commerce companies from digital banking fraud.

“As banking transactions increasingly go digital, the threat of cybercrime and data theft has grown, making it more vital than ever for banks to implement effective fraud detection and prevention frameworks for online and mobile banking,” said Ayman Qubain, IT Security and Networking Business Division Manager at OFFTEC. “Consistent with our goal of supplying businesses in Jordan with a variety of IT and data security solutions, our partnership with Kaspersky Lab allows us to not only extend Kaspersky’s cutting-edge security solutions to our wide customer base, but also to keep banking institutions up to date on that latest online and mobile security solutions.”

In turn, Charbel Mansour, Enterprise Sales Manager at Kaspersky Lab Middle East, commented, “Working alongside OFFTEC, our platinum partner in Jordan, we aim to arm the Kingdom’s banks and other businesses with the knowledge and tools they need to take proactive steps against cybercrime. Our offerings utilize threat intelligence services to establish early warning systems against advanced attacks, keeping your customers’ data safe and secure.”

OFFTEC is a leading provider of innovative business and technology solutions in the areas of Banking Technologies, Furniture Solutions, Office Technologies, IT Infrastructure, Networking and IT Security, Physical Security Solutions, Plastic Card Technologies, and Software Solutions. OFFTEC has built a large customer base spanning various industries including banks, private sector companies, governmental agencies and educational institutions, among others.