Evan Gaustad

Evan Gaustad

Sr. Director Theft, Fraud and Abuse Threat Detection

Target Corporation


Evan Gaustad manages the Theft, Fraud, and Abuse Threat Detection organization at Target. His global teams provide engineering, data science, and vision computing solutions to identify and disrupt online and in-store retail crime. He has 20 years of experience in cyber security working in various roles from system security engineering to penetration testing in defense, banking, and retail industries. Evan holds multiple patents for various threat detection technologies. He has a MS in Machine Learning from Georgia Tech, a MS in Information Security Technology from Carnegie Mellon University, an MBA from St. Thomas University, and a BS in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota.

Speaking in:

Tuesday Jun 24

10:00am - 10:45am

Texas 6

Understanding and Implementing the NRF Retail Fraud Taxonomy

Many of the tools for multifactor authentication (MFA) have become less effective over the last few years, as cyber criminals and fraudsters have found new ways to bypass and circumvent them. Retailers are looking for new ways to address these vulnerabilities, protect customer and employee information, and authenticate account information. This session will discuss the current state of identity management in retail and opportunities to use new methods and tools to address these challenges.