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Asset Tracing
Financial investigations are a large part of the work that private security firms perform especially when it comes to helping clients protect business and personal financial interests. With all the...
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Are You Doing Enough To Protect Against Financial Fraud?
Yet more evidence of the prevalence of financial fraud against organizations has emerged from a recent poll by Kyriba. The poll found that almost 80% of organizations had been victims of fraud. The...
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Examining the Bigger Picture in a Fraud Investigation
As an experienced corporate investigator, having investigated hundreds of various types of fraud cases, it’s really not hard to come to the conclusion that where there is smoke there is usually fire...
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Latest Findings on Red Flag Employee Behaviors
The 2014 edition of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) report on occupational fraud confirms and extends previous findings that fraud is a persistent threat across time and borders....
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Who are the Fraudsters in Your Organization?
We know the prevalence of occupational fraud is very high, costing organizations of all kinds an average of 5% from top line revenue every year. But what this means is that the importance of preventing...
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Fraud Can’t Happen Here! Really?
If you are like many business owners and managers, you are certain there are no fraud problems in your organization. Are you really sure? Every two years, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners...
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2014 Fraud Awareness Week Highlights Impact of Fraud and Tips for Prevention
This week is International Fraud Awareness Week, a global effort led by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) to minimize the impact of fraud by promoting anti-fraud awareness and...
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How to Foil the Fraudster in Your Organization
Most managers, and in fact employees at all levels, assume their co-workers are honest and working to do their best for the organization. Unless they are the one who is perpetrating a fraud....
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Essential Elements of an Effective Whistle-Blower Program
Organizational fraud is a hidden crime. But when it is detected, it is often by a colleague or employee of the perpetrator who happens to discover the fraud – over 40% of the initial detection of a...
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3 Risk Management Practices of Industry-Leading Organizations
Managers in every organization are responsible for achieving the objectives identified in their organizations’ strategic plan. We commonly think of these as positive outcomes, such as increasing...
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[Infographic] The Impact of Workplace Violence
Violence in the workplace undeniably affects the individuals who are directly attacked. But the impact also extends far beyond these direct victims to co-workers, clients, executives, shareholders and...
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2016 ACFE Report Highlights Staggering Cost of Occupational Fraud
A recent report out from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) confirms a growing and alarming trend – occupational fraud continues to rise, and with it businesses are ravaged by massive...
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[New Whitepaper] Occupational Fraud: What You Need to Know
Occupational fraud is a common problem. It is even more common than most businesses know since many incidents are never even detected. When fraud hits, a business can be devastated by the financial...
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Human Capital Risk Series: Fraud in the Workplace
In the 2016 update to the invaluable Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud and Abuse, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) analyzed 2,410 cases of occupational fraud that cost...
View Article[SlideShare] A Realistic Look at the Active Shooter Situation
Sadly, the number of active assailant incidents continues to increase, with 40 incidents in 26 states over the past two years. It is more important than ever to consider the risk for your organization,...
View ArticleTest Your Fraud Knowledge
International Fraud Awareness Week begins next week. The point of Fraud Week, sponsored by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), is to raise the visibility of occupational fraud and...
View ArticleIs Your Industry a Fraud Hot Spot?
Thanks to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), we know quite a bit about organizational fraud and abuse by way of its annual Report to the Nations. The data behind these annual reports...
View ArticleWhy Fraudsters Do What They Do
Most managers and owners eventually discover a case of fraud and abuse in their organization. The fraudster is often a trusted, long-time employee or manager who had or created access to some of the...
View ArticleCollusion: Teamwork at its Worst
Teamwork is usually a good thing. Many organizations work hard to increase its effectiveness because well-coordinated activity can boost productivity and improve outcomes. Unfortunately, the effect of...
View ArticleHow Anti-Fraud Controls are Evolving
Occupational fraud awareness is the focus of Fraud Week but it’s also a rising concern of organizations year-round. At least that’s the message in the data from the Association of Certified Fraud...
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