The European ATM Security Team creates a new membership category

Oct. 29, 2012 - PRLog -- To widen its global reach and to increase participation from industry stakeholders, EAST has created a new global membership category open for application from Banks, other approved ATM Stakeholder Organisations and Law Enforcement.  EAST membership will now be split into two:  National Members and Associate Members.  The National Membership model remains unchanged, with National Members representing their countries in closed meetings at EAST as national contact points for inward and outward information flows.  

In addition to public acknowledgement as supporters of EAST, the new Associate Members have direct access to the all EAST outputs approved for public release; priority & discounted attendance at future designated EAST events and the opportunity to participate in EAST Expert Groups when formed.

EAST Coordinator, Lachlan Gunn said “In 2011 EAST embarked on a long term strategic planning process designed to take the Group to the next stage of its development. Up to now the focus has been on strengthening our national membership.  As many of the threats we are facing are global, and with European ATM related fraud losses now increasingly seen outside of Europe, EAST decided to open the new Associate Membership category globally.  It is hoped that this will help to further improve flows of information into and out from the Group.  In 2013 EAST is planning to hold its first annual conference, with an Agenda set by our national members.”

For more information on the new Associate Membership category, including how to apply, visit the EAST website  https://www.european-atm-security.eu/Join%20EAST/

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For further information on EAST Associate Membership including an information sheet, please visit https://www.european-atm-security.eu/Join%20EAST/

For more information on EAST visit https://www.european-atm-security.eu / http://www.facebook.com/EASTatm

ABOUT EAST
Founded in 2004, EAST is a ‘non-profit’ organisation whose members are committed to gathering information from, and disseminating EAST reports to ATM deployers and networks within their countries/regions. While the main focus of EAST is on ATMs, the group also focuses on all payment terminals that have a direct impact on crime perpetrated at ATM locations.

Our mission is to gather and provide information to the European ATM industry and to facilitate effective representation of ATM related security issues at relevant European central institutions, through a pan-European co-ordination of ATM security resources.

EAST has set up a framework network structure to improve co-operation with industry, law enforcement, and in particular Europol, in order to achieve awareness and better results in the fight against organised cross-border crime.  EAST members represent 29 countries with a total deployment of 625,776 ATMs.  More information can be found at https://www.european-atm-security.eu