Oscar Covers

Chairman of the security working group of the European Card Payment Association (ECPA SWG), European Card Payment Association (ECPA)

Oscar Covers is Cybersecurity Analyst at the Dutch Banking Association. He analyses ICT-related security risks for the Financial Institutes and, where necessary, coordinates the response. Before that, for over ten years, Oscar was responsible for the security certification program applicable to POS terminals in the Netherlands. In order to maintain his international network, Oscar is chairing the ECPA SWG and participates in the PCI PTS working group.

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How to Anticipate the Advent of the Quantum Computer

Date: Wednesday, September 14

Presented by: Oscar Covers, Chairman of the security working group of the European Card Payment Association (ECPA SWG), European Card Payment Association (ECPA)

Quantum computing is a fundamental research area that is progressing quickly. This technology is expected to have a profound impact on many of the world’s largest markets and will potentially also pose a great threat to cryptography as we know it. As financial sector, it is key to understand to which extent advances in quantum computing affect the security of the core banking & payment services. There is still much uncertainty about quantum computing, but there are also a couple of certainties.