New research is changing – or at least, should be changing – how enterprises think about whistleblowing. What are some lessons enterprises need to take to heart regarding the value of hotline reporting?

New research shows a clear association between increased use of internal hotline reporting systems and improved business performance.

Ignoring cybersecurity whistleblowers or, even worse, subjecting them to retaliation will not fix data security problems. Instead, it will only result in increasing an organization's legal exposure and driving cybersecurity whistleblowers to report externally.

In 2015, companies took an average of 46 calendar days to close whistleblower cases, up from 39 in 2014 and 32 in 2011, according to NAVEX Global’s 2016 Ethics & Compliance Hotline Benchmark Report.

According to a report, companies taking longer every year to address whistleblower issues identified by employees.

EY Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services (FIDS) announced top fraud and corruption trends for 2016. 

The number of companies falling victim to fraud has increased in the past year, according to the 2013 Kroll Global Fraud Report.