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In an era of hyper-connectedness and a burgeoning global cybercrime industry, you can’t afford to hope you’ll just be lucky and avoid a successful attack. It’s essential to establish policies and procedures to minimize risk and train employees on how to protect...

There are plenty of things employees may be doing off-duty that you might not approve of, whether it’s unhealthy or anti-social behavior, or even some unlawful activities, such as smoking marijuana (depending on the laws in your area). Yet even with an “at will”...

The average organization loses 5% of its annual revenues to fraud, according to the 2016 Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud and Abuse published by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). Bear in mind, that’s the top line of your income statement, not...

Concerns about cyber threats disrupting core operations are now a top operational risk. During a May 8 question-and-answer session, Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Jo White called threats to cyber security “the biggest systematic risk we have facing us.”...

If you think occupational fraud and abuse can’t happen at your company, think again. Fraud is a global epidemic. In a recent study, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) estimates that the typical business loses 5 percent of its revenues each year to fraud....