Cybercriminals continue to adapt their techniques to find new ways through defenses, AI-assisted fraud is growing increasingly sophisticated and frequent. According to a global report deepfake attempts occurred every 5 minutes in 2024. Digital document forgeries increase 244% year over year. Retail fraud is also up 10%, and Financial Services and Professional Service sector Fraud is up 28% just from November to December. We have Simon Horswell, Senior Fraud Specialist at Entrust to walk us through 12 frauds and how to protect yourself and your business.
Today's guest, Simon Horswell, joins us to discuss the 12 most prominent scams of the year and walks us through how fraud works and what to look for to protect ourselves and our businesses.
Simon Horswell has a diverse work experience spanning several industries. Simon currently works at Entrust as a Senior Fraud Specialist.
Prior to this, he served as a Fraud Specialist Manager from 2022-2023, and as a Document Specialist Team Lead from 2019-2022. Simon started his tenure at Onfido as a Document Specialist in 2018.
Simon worked at foster+freeman forensic science innovation as a Document Application Specialist. In this position, he provided training and advice to the law enforcement and security industry worldwide.
Simon also gained experience with the National Document Fraud Unit, UK Border Agency (UKBA), where he worked as an Immigration Officer & Expert Document Examiner from 2004-2011. In this role, he offered expert opinion on the authenticity of secure identity documents, identified new types of forgery, and provided training to government agencies.
Prior to Simon's time at UKBA, he worked as an Immigration Officer at UKBA (formerly UKIS), Gatwick Airport, North Terminal from 2000-2004. Simon was responsible for interviewing arriving passengers and determining their eligibility for entry into the UK.
Overall, Simon has a well-rounded work experience in fraud detection, document verification, immigration, sales, and office administration.