Security Challenges in the World's Largest Open Finance Ecosystem
RSA Conference 2024 · Track Session
In this compelling talk at RSAC 2024, Fábio Szecsik, a veteran in cybersecurity now leading the charge for **Open Finance** in Brazil, delved into the unique security and privacy challenges inherent in operating the world's largest open financial ecosystem. Brazil's Open Finance initiative, a groundbreaking evolution of traditional Open Banking, facilitates the secure sharing of a vast array of personal financial data—from banking accounts to payroll, crypto, student loans, and investments—among over 800 financial institutions. This talk illuminated the monumental task of safeguarding such a complex and decentralized network, which processes billions of API calls annually.