Does your business let regulars run tabs? Customers who maintain tabs in restaurants, bars and retail shops are often profitable, and it may be in your best interest to […]

Brandjacking occurs when an individual or group misappropriates a company’s brand identity and uses it for financial gain or, […]

The “fraud triangle” is a three-legged model that explains the generally required conditions for a worker to commit occupational fraud: 1) incentive, 2) opportunity and 3) rationalization. Twenty years ago, fraud experts […]

When your retail store closes for the day, does some of your merchandise walk out the back door? “Shrinkage” generally occurs when employees, customers […]

In 2024, a whopping 22.4 billion parcels were shipped in the United States, according to shipping management vendor Pitney Bowes. […]

Benford’s Law was first popularized by physicist Frank Benford in 1938, but it’s a statistical concept that remains relevant today — particularly in […]

Small businesses often discount their products and services for employees, friends, family and loyal customers. Unfortunately, these well-meaning practices can lead to misuse, […]

Your company’s supply chain is one of the many business functions vulnerable to fraud, particularly as foreign tariffs take effect. Dishonest employees and vendors are known to […]

As appearing in IRS IR-2025-26

Earlier this year, the Internal Revenue Service announced its annual

Small businesses often lack financial resources to defend against cyberthreats, but you don’t need a large IT budget. Simple, cost-effective habits can help […]