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I am hoping that the 2012 Institute of Counter Fraud Studies Conference in June will provide me with some new insights into tackling fraud. There are some great topics on the agenda, including Fraud and Football Clubs, Fraud and Corruption in the Military, as well as fraud and error in government. Shining a light on these areas is an extraordinarily simple, but effective strategy for discouraging fraudsters; the one thing they don’t seek is the limelight! If you decide to come along to the conference then you’ll have the chance to browse all of our fraud and corruption titles and to win a copy of Alan Doig’s brand new book Fraud: The Counter Fraud Practitioner’s Handbook.
Infosecurity 2012 is taking place at Earl’s Court on 24 – 26 April. Gower author, Ian Mann, will be at the event with his company ECSC Ltd on stand E80.
Ian will be presenting at the event in the Business Strategy Theatre at 12pm on Thursday 26th April with the headline of Social Engineering IX – Hacking the Globe – a snappy little title, that sets the theme for an examination of cultural differences that impact on the task of the social engineer. This is the result of his social engineering work across a number of continents.
Do pop in and see Ian on the ECSC stand at any time during the three days - he will be doing regular short presentations each day. ECSC are vendor independent information security specialists offering expert guidance, support and management services.
Ian’s book, Hacking the Human is available from Gower Publishing.
Arguably not…given that fraud and corruption seem, if anything, even more solidly embedded in parts of business, national and international government. On the other hand, Nigel Krishan Iyer and Veronica Morino of Septia, make a very cogent case for the value of talking about fraud and corruption at Board level. You can see an excerpt of their film ‘Words in Action’ on Youtube.
Nigel Iyer is author of Fraud and Corruption and A Short Guide to Fraud Risk, Veronica Morino is co-author of The Anatomy of Fraud and Corruption.
Having a robust risk management strategy in place is essential for ensuring your organisation runs as smoothly as possible. Penny Pullan and Ruth Murray-Webster’s book focuses on facilitating risk management so that you are able to identify, own and manage risks.
You can read Chapter 1 for free, to give you a taste of the book and its authoritative content.
Penny and Ruth are running a 2 day workshop on 21 & 22 February 2012 at the Radisson Blu East Hotel at East Midlands Airport. The two days focus on and delve deeper into the topics covered in their book A Short Guide to Facilitating Risk Management.
You can find out more information about this event here.
Research by Perpetuity Research suggests that as few as 15% of organizations have a wholly convincing security strategy in place; rather an alarming statistic when you consider the environment within which business is operating, particularly international business. Perpetuity make available a free security strategy toolkit on their website; covering strategic analysis, strategy development and implementation, and strategic review. Martin Gill, Director at Perpetuity Research, is author of the chapter ‘Motives for Fraud’ in ‘Fraud: The Counter Fraud Practitioner’s Handbook’ out next month from Gower.
Needless to say, you need to get into the mind of those people who are out to exploit loopholes in your corporate systems or processes to defraud you or otherwise damage your business. Ian Mann’s presentation for the Nottingham Branch of the British Computer Society on the evening of 21st March looks to teach you how to do just that. The event is free and open to non-BCS members. Ian Mann is author of Hacking the Human – Social Engineering Techniques and Security Countermeasures published by Gower.
Richard Minogue (The Anatomy of Fraud and Corruption and, forthcoming, Bad Governance and Good Intent) poses a very interesting conundrum on his blog. He argues that despite paying lip service to governance, companies condone sharp practice and, worse still, some companies even mark down employees who put ethics above short-term gain.
The trouble with technology is that whilst it enables business, it also enables those clever and unethical criminals who seek to exploit business for their own gain. Mobile devices, wireless networks and cloud computing combine to present a formidable fraud control challenge. Mark Johnson’s article in Fraud Intelligence outlines the risks and suggests a response strategy. Mark Johnson is author of the forthcoming Demystifying Communications Risk: A Guide to Revenue Risk Management in the Communications Sector.
What impact does it have on customs operations when your trading partners don’t meet the high standard of customs compliance? Gower author, Catherine Truel, discusses the impacts and describes how you can limit the risk, in her latest article for Supply Chain Knowledge Asia.
Catherine’s book, A Short Guide to Customs Risk is part of Gower’s Short Guides to Business Risk Series.
