Lottery Bodies Host Security and Operational Risks Seminar
Lottery organisations have attended the Security And Operational Risks Seminar to get insights on upcoming potential issues they need to address.
Cybersecurity risks are on the agenda for lottery operators globally. © TheDigitalArtist, Pixabay
Key Facts:
- The Security And Operational Risks Seminar has been held
- The European Lottery (EL) and World Lottery Association (WLA) teamed up for the event
- Seminar was held in the French city of Marseille earlier in the month
- Inma Martinez and Marco Gercke were the keynote speakers at the seminar
The European Lottery (EL) and World Lottery Association (WLA) joined forces to put on the event, which took place earlier this month in Marseille.
Lottery operators from across the globe attended keynote speeches from leading AI scientist Inma Martinez and Marco Gercke, a top expert on cybersecurity and cybercrime. Gambling operators such as lottery companies are often targets for cybercriminals like hackers.
Artificial Intelligence Impact On The Agenda
For companies in the gambling sector such as lottery operators that attended the seminar, artificial intelligence (AI) continues to be a hot topic.
AI is having a huge impact on the world with the seminar – which was supported by the FDJ Group – examining the issue in close detail.
Proactive threat detection was highlighted as one of the potential benefits of using AI. Lottery companies may also achieve greater operational efficiency as a result of AI, while improved incident response was another possible advantage that was named in the seminar too.
However, there are a raft of downsides to consider surrounding the rise of AI as well, such as the fact it is being used by hackers and there are ethical and regulatory concerns around it.
Other Key Names Appear
Along with the twin keynote speeches at the seminar, those who appeared included Gunnar Ewald, who is the chief audit executive at Lotto Hamburg.
FDJ Group’s cybersecurity experts also gave a presentation detailing some of the risks that could be facing lottery operators in the coming months and years.
Glog.AI initiator and founder Dragan Pleskonjic appeared on a pair of roundtable events during the seminar as well as giving a presentation titled AI in Cybersecurity and Software Security and Cybersecurity & Software Security Aided by AI.
With lottery operators needing to navigate a complex evolving landscape, the EL/WLA Security & Operational Risks Seminar proved to be a crucial event on the calendar for companies.
After the event, the WLA posted on LinkedIn: “The WLA & The European Lotteries Security and Operational Risks Seminar has wrapped up with plenty of food for thought.
“We would like to thank all speakers, panelists and participants for their attendance and contributions.”
