Digital Custody Under Siege - Threats and Vulnerabilities in Digital Asset Security

Explore this 21-minute conference talk from the Threats & Vulnerabilities Summit 2025 that examines how digital asset custody security faces increasing threats as adversaries exploit technical, operational, and regulatory vulnerabilities targeting custodians, exchanges, and institutional crypto platforms. Understand how new EU mandates like the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) are transforming compliance requirements for digital custody providers. Speaker Gökhan Polat, Strategy and Business Development Lead at Averest Training and Consultancy, provides a comprehensive overview of current threats in the digital asset custody space, explains how attackers exploit infrastructure and operational gaps, discusses the impact of new EU regulations on security expectations, and identifies key vulnerabilities that organizations should monitor and address proactively. Access additional cloud security resources from the Cloud Security Alliance, including their Top Threats report, research publications, AI Safety Initiative, online training programs, and opportunities to contribute as a research volunteer.