All Trends articles – Page 2

  • Features

    Spotting the bad apples

    20 April 2005

    How do you spot a fraudulent employee? Hitesh Patel gives some guidelines

  • Analysis

    Fraud figures up

    28 February 2005

    The total number of fraud cases in the UK rose by 14% in 2004, according to the latest figures from KPMG's Fraud Barometer, while the overall value of the frauds fell by 12%

  • Analysis

    Fighting Fraud

    20 December 2004

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    Traditional e-Security measures "will break down"

    20 December 2004

    Internet security specialist David Lacey of the Royal Mail warned that cyber-crime is increasing in sophistication but is not yet fully mature

  • Analysis

    £40bn crime cost

    20 December 2004

  • Analysis

    Facing up to Fraud

    4 November 2004

    UK and continental European companies have different views on corporate fraud, with financial reporting misdemeanours higher on the European agenda

  • Analysis

    Directors fear an increasing level of risk

    4 November 2004

    According to a survey by risk consultants Kroll and Director magazine, British directors fear that a strong economy will encourage fraud and computer crime as the economic upturn takes hold

  • Analysis

    Fighting fraud

    15 September 2004

    Following the recent UK case of former City secretary Joyti De-Laurey, who was jailed for seven years for defrauding her bosses of nearly £45m, many businesses do not realise that they may soon be req

  • Analysis

    E-attacks increase

    15 September 2004

    Most global financial institutions have had an external attack on their information technology systems within the last year, according to Deloitte's 2004 Global Security Survey

  • Analysis

    Law cannot stop Spam

    10 June 2004

    The Institute for Information Law of the University of Amsterdam and Sybari Software recently announced the results of a European study into the law regulating unsolicited commercial communications (o

  • Features

    Ooops they've done it again!

    10 June 2004

    Internet malware is proliferating to such an extent that concerted global initiatives may provide the only real solution Sue Copeman writes.

  • Features

    Minimise Risk Maximise Opportunity

    28 December 2003

    Trading on credit terms both at home and overseas carries an ever-present underlying risk

  • Analysis

    Unprepared for Cybercrime?

    23 October 2003

    BSI claims that the City of London...

  • Features

    Screen Employees

    10 January 2003

    Employee screening can prevent a variety of unpleasant surprises

  • Features

    Gone Fishing

    27 September 2002

    Don't give away trade secrets along with your company brochure.

  • Features

    Nigeria And The New Scams

    26 April 2002

    Recent evidence suggests that “419” frauds have got more sophisticated.

  • Analysis

    Fighting fraud

    26 April 2002

    The UK Chartered Institute of Management Accountants has launched a guide to fraud risk management

  • Features

    Stopping the leak

    11 January 2002

    Steve Allen tells a salutary tale of how a disgruntled employee used technology to steal information and damage his employer's reputation.

  • Features

    Look, no wires!

    26 September 2001

    Verne Meredith suggests an approach to the risks posed by the wireless environment.

  • Analysis

    Serious fraud escalates

    26 September 2001

    Big business is losing out to fraudsters, with over EURO3.6bn lost in the last two years