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Fraud is an ever present threat for AP and AR practitioners. The pages in this section will help you take appropriate steps to prevent fraud - or, understand what to do if you think you are the victim.
Of 300 security executives included in a SDR survey, only about half said their organizations have specifically addressed social media in computer use policies (see the figure below). But there are
… Read MoreWhile many companies are increasing their IT budgets to beef up cyber security and minimize their exposure to costly breaches, many others are under the false impression that their data is safe even
… Read MoreIf your organization does not have a clear handle on its bribery and corruption risks, you could be leaking money through corrupt activities and exposing your organization to noncompliance penalties
… Read MoreControllers who wish to reduce the high costs of fraud would do well to look into risk-based authentication (RBA) management. “Most traditional authentication processes are inefficient and leave
… Read MoreBy H. David Kotz Investigations of prominent fraud cases between 2008 and 2010, led by H. David Kotz, had the goal of identifying serious lapses on the part of the Securities and Exchange Commission
… Read MoreBy Pam Miller, APMD While the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) was directed at public companies in the U.S., its effects are more far-reaching. Many private organizations are acting now to adopt SOX
… Read MoreBy Dawn Hackney, Corporate Controller, Meridien Research and Insearch Whether private or public, companies must avoid ethical and financial misconduct. Although privately held companies do not have
… Read MoreThey May Be Old Scams, but They Still Work A recent survey of 259 attendees at the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) Annual Conference reveals that 23 percent of the participants had
… Read MoreBy Pam Miller, APMD A recent AP & P2P Network article about fraud referenced a fraud that occurred in a nonprofit organization where two women independently and simultaneously defrauded that
… Read MoreWhat are you waiting for?