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FRAUD SUMMIT

The Imprint

of Fraud on The

Business Environment Among the amazing speakers were:

FEATURE - EVENT place in Bucharest the 1st edition problem of keeping silent about the • Dan Rusu – President of World
the second highest level in the last 20
On May 27th, starting at 09 AM
years. One of the causes is precisely the
and broadcasted live for 7 hours, took
phenomenon, and we intend to take
of FRAUD SUMMIT by SPIA - the

Association of Detectives
the first step for change. As leader of the
largest event dedicated to combating
Romanian new generation of private
corporate fraud in Romania.
• Dan Cîmpean – General Director of
investigators, we intend to remove

CERT-RO, Romanian National Computer
this negative perception by openly
Among the topics were how much

Security Incident Response Team
speaking about fraud - from prevention
fraud makes its mark on the business
to dismantling. It is only through a
environment in Romania, how to
• Teodora Stoian, Adviser of Minister of Justice
joint awareness effort, that we will be
prevent occupational fraud committed
by one’s own employees, what is on
the company and its stakeholders”, said
the mind of a professional fraudster,

Officer, Blockchain Intelligence Group
Marius Porceanu, CEO and founder of
what does an undercover investigation
SPIA Romania.
mean, everything there is to know
about whistleblowing, cyber fraud and able to better protect the interests of • Robert Whitaker – Chief Operation
• Alexandru Bălan – Chief Security
cybersecurity. At the first FRAUD SUMMIT organized Researcher, Bitdefender
in Romania, top representatives of
SPIA, the leader of Romanian new industries and companies that have • Mihai Popa - Corporate Legal Department
generation of private investigators, managed to limit the phenomenon Director, E.ON România
together with act Botezatu Estrade of fraud, but also specialists in
Partners, organized the event in prevention, identification and
order to raise awareness about dismantling of illicit groups, together • Cătălin Bogatu - Head of Investigations
the imminent risk of fraud and its with representatives of authorities Unit, E.ON România
effects on the business environment, and associations have openly
but also to make known solutions discussed energy and insurance fraud, • George Enescu – Head of Security
that help not only to prevent and corporate fraud and cybersecurity - Operations, Enel România
limit the phenomenon, but also the most exposed economic sectors.
to reduce the financial losses of Under the protection of anonymity, • Eugen Rusen – Cloud Solution Architect
companies. an undercover investigator has Security & Compliance, Microsoft CEE
presented a case study and a
“Fraud is a phenomenon that affects psychologist specializing in negotiation and many more others.
everyone’s lives, it is not something within the IGPR has explained the
that only happens to others or the psychological mechanisms that turn As a conclusion drawn by the speakers, we can
richest. It is part of our everyday an employee or manager into a say that fraud adapts like a virus to the
reality, even if we do not talk about fraudster, but also the implications of a environment in which it occurs. The pandemic
it and, unfortunately, statistics show fraudster in the company or the effects caused by the new coronavirus has
that it is a phenomenon on an on the organization, following a fraud. accelerated the transfer of crime in the online
upward trend. A dedicated study, Blockchain technology and the risks of environment and has expanded the number and
conducted by PwC, shows that in the cryptocurrency fraud have also been type of companies at risk, generating another
last 2 years, one in two companies discussed at the first SUMMIT FRAUD pandemic: that of fraud. More than half of the
has faced the phenomenon of fraud, in Bucharest. frauds are not reported to law enforcement by

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