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E.A.S.T EGAP 12th EGAP Meeting

ATM SAFE part of Safe and Vault Group will once again be attending the EAST Expert Group on ATM and ATS Physical Attacks (EGAP) meeting taking place at Europol headquarters in The Hague on the 4th of September.

The EAST Expert Group on ATM and ATS Physical Attacks (EAST EGAP) is a European specialist expert forum for discussion of physical attack trends, attack methodologies and counter-measures, threat protection, and for the provision of regularly updated lists of known counter-measures.

EAST EGAP formulates and co-ordinates joint actions from stakeholders from across the industry in Europe (and from outside Europe as required) to share information and best practice, with a view to reducing ATM and ATS related physical attacks.  The areas to be covered from an ATM and ATS security perspective include at a high level.

  • What is happening, i.e. latest incidents and MOs
  • The collection and distribution of best practice guidelines
  • Threats, i.e. new techniques and equipment
  • Solutions
  • Lessons from and on law enforcement, e.g. operations, industry / law enforcement coordination, legal frameworks

Attacks which result in the cardholder directly losing cash (mugging, distraction theft) are out of scope.