Yesterday evening found that Security summit 2025 of the trade association in cooperation with the Federal Ministry of the Interior and the Federal Criminal Police Office. The 5th edition of the format once again brought more than 200 leading experts: inside, industry representatives: inside and decision -makers: Inside to discuss current security challenges and future -oriented solutions for trade. Under the guiding theme “Remember security: prevention, digitization and resilience “ Illuminated top -class speakers: Inside the latest trends and best practice in the field of theft prevention, cybersecurity and crisis management.
Interior Minister Gerhard Karner: Together against (cyber) crime
Interior minister Gerhard Karner opened the event and in his speech primarily focused on the importance of resilience for the Austrian economy and especially for trade. “Only together can we master the challenges in the cybercrime area”appealed Karner To the final decisions present: inside of trade. The interior minister also referred to the first -class cooperation with the trade association as part of the initiative Confidently there that makes a decisive contribution to the security of the Austrians: in the inside when shopping.
HV CEO Rainer Will: It will be expensive if you do not invest in safety
“Short paths are crucial. So I am convinced that the Cooperation between the Ministry of the Interior, Federal Criminal Police Office, Police and Private Economics is an essential element to improve safety in retail. And this cooperation has been running excellently for years and makes a significant contribution to minimizing the economic damage through frauds “, Commercial association managing director also confirmed Rainer Will in his keynote. “If the dealers are to take something from the security summit, then it is the certainty that investments in the Safety never expensive are. It only becomes expensive if you don’t invest “, So the spokesman for Austrian trade.
Partnership approaches improve the feeling of security sustainably
“The existing collaborations between trade and the police have an impact. so Bernhard SchafrathHead of the Office for Crime Prevention and Sacrificial Aid in the Federal Criminal Police Office.
Security study: Current data on inpatient and digital threats
One of the biggest new threats is definitely Cybercrime. Around two thirds of domestic online retailers have already had experience with cyberdellics. The threat scenarios are becoming increasingly diverse and more complex. The most common attacks include phishing attacks, malware and bot nets. The two trade association-experts explained how domestic dealers can protect themselves as best as possible: Inside Nina Putz and Gerald Kühberger in your lecture.
Cybercrime & Deep Fakes as challenges for trade
The first panel discussion at the 2025 security summit was all about digitization and related new security risks. Mediashop managing director Ina Bauer, Andreas SchützPartner and head of the data protection team at the law firm Taylor Wessing, Bernhard ZacherlDirector Cybersecurity at EY and Bernhard Schafrath The Federal Criminal Police Office discussed, among other things, which forms of cybercrime have increased particularly strongly, how you can protect yourself ideally and what dealers and customers should do in the future.
The focus: lighthouse projects & best practice examples
Another highlight of the summit in Albert Hall Vienna were the three best practice lectures. Live on stage: Kevin RiwoldtSenior Key Account Manager at CRIF Germany, who presented the most important tools for a safe online business; Martin PenzesDirector Products & Solutions at Mastercard, which presented the “Mastercard Cyber-Check”-a tool set that makes companies fit for the NIS 2 directive; and Sven BerlingEnterprise Solutions Engineer at KADA, which spoke about the latest AI-based security technologies.
How the stationary trade reacts to theft and counterfeit money
At the second podium of the event with Stefanie Jäger Safe together by the initiative, Radu StoicaManaging Director Csee from Deichmann, Florian BahrHead of Sales Partners & Projects at Spar, and and Philipp StanonikHead of the Commercial area of Securitas Austria, all about the current developments in the field of shop theft, counterfeit money, gang crime and vandalism. Summary: The number of cases has long since reached the pre-corona level, the more important is prevention measures and training of one’s own staff.
Artificial intelligence revolutionizes everything – cyber resilience becomes mandatory
The final words at the 2025 security summit took over Robert SpevakHead of the Commercial Association Committee “Security in Trade” and Head of Department Revison and Security at Metro Austria, as well as President of the Commercial Association Stephan Mayer-Heinisch.
This year also has journalist Gabriele Jiresch (retailreport.at) with a competent moderation through the entire evening event.
Other prominent guests at the 2025 security summit were: Alexander Homola (BMI), Heinz Steastny (Arrow Electronics), Johannes Kunz (Federal Criminal Police Office), Norbert Scheele (C&A), Christian Prokopp (Prokopp), Caterina Hartmann-Schramm (Dorotheum), Sigrid Neureiter (Neureiter P), Elisa Blümel (Safe together), Michaela Schellner (Profit), Herbert Huber (Austrian control bank), Older young (Mediant), Thomas Grandits (Metro), Thorsten Behrens (IaIT), Heinz Schiller (Austrian Post), Elisabeth Bock (Seeing), Alexander Neumayer (Pioneers), The quartz of Irink and Thomas von der Gathen (both PSA), Vanessa Böhm and Peter Kaderabek (both Rewe), Carmen Honacker (Risk Ident), Get Werner (Siemens), Hasan kilicdagi (Willhaben), and much more.
You can find the complete follow -up report and high -resolution press photos HERE