Skip to content

Banking and ATM Network Security Management

Bank branches, ATMs and cash centres are prime targets for armed robbery, ATM bombings and card skimming across Southern and East Africa. This course helps banking security managers protect branches, ATM fleets and staff against these evolving threats. Delegates learn branch protection, ATM siting and hardening, cash centre security and how to coordinate with police and cash in transit providers during and after an attack.

What you will be able to do

  • Assess the threats facing bank branches, ATMs and cash centres in the region.
  • Design branch protection measures including access, alarms and safe areas.
  • Site and harden ATMs to reduce robbery, bombing and skimming risk.
  • Manage cash centre and vault security procedures.
  • Coordinate with police, cash in transit providers and armed response.
  • Respond to and investigate ATM and branch attacks effectively.

Course outline

  1. 01Threats to banking and ATM channels
  2. 02Branch protection design
  3. 03ATM siting, hardening and monitoring
  4. 04Skimming and card fraud at the device
  5. 05Cash centre and vault security
  6. 06Coordination with police and cash in transit
  7. 07Attack response and staff safety
  8. 08Incident investigation and lessons learned

Who should attend

Bank and microfinance security managers, branch operations managers, ATM channel managers and physical security officers in financial institutions.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 19 Aug 2026Pretoria3R13,000
24 to 26 Aug 2026Cape Town3R13,000
7 to 9 Sep 2026Online3US$900
14 to 16 Sep 2026Mozambique3US$1,500
21 to 23 Sep 2026Cairo3US$1,500
28 to 30 Sep 2026Accra3US$1,500
5 to 7 Oct 2026Lusaka3US$1,500
12 to 14 Oct 2026Kigali3US$1,500
19 to 21 Oct 2026Nairobi3US$1,500
26 to 28 Oct 2026Durban3R13,000
2 to 4 Nov 2026Johannesburg3R13,000
16 to 18 Nov 2026Mauritius3US$1,500
23 to 25 Nov 2026Dubai3US$1,500
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Lagos3US$1,500
7 to 9 Dec 2026Harare3US$1,500
14 to 16 Dec 2026Kampala3US$1,500
21 to 23 Dec 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

Related courses in Security and Emergency Management

Security and Emergency Management

Physical Security and Access Control for Industrial Sites

Perimeter fences, turnstiles and visitor registers only work when the whole system is designed around how people and vehicles actually move...

Next session
31 Aug to 4 Sep 2026
Venue
Mozambique
5 day programme
FromUS$900
Security and Emergency Management

Emergency Preparedness and Evacuation Planning

Every workplace needs people who know what to do in the first four minutes of a fire, gas release or structural failure. Delegates practise...

Next session
31 Aug to 2 Sep 2026
Venue
Cape Town
3 day programme
FromUS$900
Security and Emergency ManagementNew

Crisis Management and Business Continuity Planning

A blocked N3, a week of load shedding or unrest near a distribution centre can stop trading faster than any cyber incident. Continuity...

Next session
31 Aug to 4 Sep 2026
Venue
Kampala
5 day programme
FromUS$900
See all Security and Emergency Management courses