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September 2021
Deepfakes: 2021 Report
Author: Graeme McGowan, Cyber Risk & Security Consultant
First published: 28th September 2021
Cyber criminals are constantly discovering new ways of successfully duping unsuspecting individuals into handing over their money. As a result, recent years have seen a huge increase in the use of ‘deepfakes,’ a type of identity fraud that leverages artificial intelligence to create frighteningly convincing fake images, videos and voice recordings.
Read the Deepfakes: 2021 Report.
This article was also included in our ESA Risk Special Report: The Cyber Threat Landscape 2022, alongside articles on ransomware attacks, threats to mobile devices and the 5G network. Download your copy of the Special Report.
Did Prince Andrew see chalk dust?
Author: Mike Wright, Risk Management and Investigations Consultant
First published: 30th September 2021
A year ago, process servers attempted to personally serve Prince Andrew with legal documents.
Mike Wright asked the question: was this good service? His article also explains what a process server is and what to do when you need one.
Read ‘Did Prince Andrew see chalk dust?’.
October 2021
Asset tracing: A guide
Author: Mike Wright, Risk Management and Investigations Consultant
First published: 25th October 2021
Whether you are acting in a personal capacity or on behalf of a business, you may require tracing services to help you recover unpaid debts or find a debtor’s undisclosed assets as part of the debt recovery process.
Read ‘Asset tracing: A guide’.
Charity Fraud Awareness Week
With the aim of raising awareness of and helping to tackle fraud and cyber crime in the not-for-profit and charity sectors, Charity Fraud Awareness Week 2021 ran from 18th to 22nd October. We published content in support of the cause through the week on our website and our social media accounts, including the following two articles.
Money laundering and the charity sector
Author: Ali Twidale, Banking and Financial Fraud Consultant
First published: 21st October 2021
The financial and reputational loss for a charity – or any organisation, for that matter – that can be caused by money laundering is potentially devastating.
The reality for most of the 169,000 registered charities in England and Wales, along with the millions worldwide, is that they often have low levels of security to all the funds they hold and little awareness of good money laundering and financial crime prevention controls.
Read ‘Money laundering and the charity sector’.
Charities: What to do if you suspect fraud
Author: Lloydette Bai-Marrow, Serious Fraud and Economic Crime Consultant
First published: 22nd October 2021
Guidance from a former principal investigative lawyer with the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) for charities – and businesses from all sectors.
Read ‘Charities: What to do if you suspect fraud’.
November 2021
Beyond security: How access control and CCTV video analytics can generate business intelligence
Author: Liam Doherty, Security Consultant
First published: 4th November 2021
How do you measure the harms averted from security incidents that didn’t occur due to the deterrent effect of your new and improved security systems?
Without access to a parallel universe in which you didn’t upgrade your systems, you can’t.
Fortunately, modern, network-connected security systems can deliver operational benefits that give security chiefs a powerful argument when it comes to pitching to the boardroom for greater funding.
Joint Fraud Taskforce: Accountant to play key role in tackling fraud
Author: Ali Twidale, Banking and Financial Fraud Consultant
First published: 9th November 2021
Accountancy one of three sectors included in the relaunch of the UK Home Office’s Joint Fraud Taskforce.
December 2021
Sustainable investment is here to stay
Author: Mike Wright, Risk Management and Investigations Consultant
First published: 10th December 2021
The rise in demand for sustainable investment is driving a reset of the market for responsible investing across Europe.
This article was published soon after COP26.
Read ‘Sustainable investment is here to stay’.
March 2022
Market conditions creating a perfect storm for businesses
Author: Charlie Batho, Financial and Forensic Accounting Consultant
First published: 3rd March 2022
This article would not look out of place if it was written this week…
The convergence of well-documented issues such as supply chain disruption, high inflation rates, rising fuel prices and interest rates, and the start of the Bounce Back Loan repayment period is creating major cash flow problems for businesses in the UK.
Read ‘Market conditions creating a perfect storm for businesses’.
Superyachts: Tracing a moving target
Author: Mike Wright, Risk Management and Investigations Consultant
First published: 10th March 2022
With sanctions placed on some Russian organisations and individuals by various states around the world, and reports that some oligarchs had moved their superyachts to avoid having them seized, we looked at the specifics of tracing these high-value assets.
Read ‘Superyachts: Tracing a moving target’.
April 2022
The use of digital forensic tools in insolvency cases
Author: Mike Wright, Risk Management and Investigations Consultant
First published: 27th April 2022
Digital forensic tools can play a key role in insolvency investigations where wrongdoing is suspected and the potential evidence is in the form of digital data.
Read ‘The use of digital forensic tools in insolvency cases’.
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