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Engineer in Cybernetics and Computer Systems at the Universidad de La Salle in Mexico City and Master in Information Security from the International University of La Rioja. In 2006, he created the company MaTTica, a strategic cybersecurity company that has the first digital research laboratory in Latin America, of which he is Founder and President.

Currently, he is part of some cybersecurity committees of companies in the financial sector and trains boards of directors on this topic. The business magazine Expansión named him in 2017 as one of the 30 young people in their 30’s to lead change in Mexico. He has served as Executive Ambassador of the High Technology Investigators International Association (HTCIA) and is a Consultant to the Council of Europe in the GLACY (Global Action on Cybercrime) project.

He participated as a collaborator with the United States Secret Service in seminars on cybercrime and computer forensics, as well as specialized courses given to Investigating Agents in Colombia and Mexico on document falsification and financial fraud investigation. In the area of ​​cybersecurity, he has the CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) and IEM (Infosec Evaluation Methodology) certifications, which are granted by the United States Security Agency (NSA), among others.

The social commitment that the fight against computer crimes requires has made Andrés develop a line of social responsibility supporting organizations that fight against child pornography, as well as training public forces in Latin America.

He is the co-author of several books including “Practical Aspects of Cybercrimes and Digital Evidence”, the “commented book on the General Law for the Protection of Personal Data Held by Obligated Subjects” and the “Dictionary of Personal Data Protection”, the latter published by the INAI (National Institute of Transparency, Access to Information and Protection of Personal Data in Mexico). As a speaker, Andrés Velázquez has stood out for being a first-rate speaker for governments and private organizations on cybersecurity, digital investigations, and computer forensics.

It also shares with parents, teachers and young people about the risks that exist on the Internet and how to protect yourself from them. He is a professor of the specialty and master’s degree in cybersecurity at La Salle University, as well as a diploma professor at the Tecnológico de Monterrey (TEC), the Iberoamerican University (IBERO), the Escuela Libre de Derecho, the Center for Economic Research and Teaching (CIDE), from the Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM) and visiting professor at many other universities. He has a column in Forbes Mexico on cybersecurity for decision makers and is considered an opinion leader by written, radio and television media where he constantly participates explaining cybersecurity and the elements linked to computer crime.

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Digital identity theft: The invisible enemy for your Fintech/Digital Bank

Identity theft in the digital environment has become one of the main threats to financial services that are delivered through digital media and mobile apps, due to the complexity of validating with certainty the identity of the person opening an account. or request a credit digitally.

Telesign, in association with Andrés Velazquez, an expert in cybersecurity and computer crime, we invite you to find out how cybercriminals act to open false digital accounts or request credits using false or impersonated identity data, and how alternative data (such as the mobile number) represents an important source of identity verification for: Identify the level of “digital reputation” of a new customer prospect before allowing the opening of an account or granting credit, Increase the capabilities of your digital financial platform to reduce your exposure to identity fraud Participate in collaborative ecosystems of the financial industry to share information about previously carried out frauds (and thus avoid accepting the entry of high-risk users)