In many occupational fraud incidents, the perpetrator is a long-tenured, well-liked and high-performing employee. In part, that’s because many organizations ignore red flags […]

Almost all (98%) of respondents to a recent survey conducted by Creditsafe expressed concern about being victimized by vendor fraud. Unfortunately, most business owners and managers aren’t […]

An often overlooked phenomenon involves employees committing fraud not for personal gain, but out of loyalty, fear or a misplaced belief they’re protecting their boss […]

It’s the height of the construction season in most parts of the country and your business probably wants to make the most of […]

Technological advances can as easily open the door to fraud as shut it. Case in point: Although significant improvements have been made to […]

Fraud — whether it’s occupational or external — doesn’t just cause immediate financial losses. It can also reduce your company’s long-term value. For example, it could lower […]

Annual fraud risk assessments can be very effective in finding obvious fraud threats and documenting internal controls that are in place to minimize […]

Fraud schemes are always evolving. Once frauds are widely publicized and consumers and businesses learn to spot common scams, enterprising criminals change their tactics. So even if […]

Cybercriminals are always looking for novel ways to gain unauthorized access to online accounts and IT networks. Password “spraying” is a newer scheme you and your IT […]

Statistics on fraud rates in family-run businesses are scant. This is probably because most family enterprises keep incidents of financial malfeasance under wraps […]