Articles Tagged with ''security investigations''

U.S. securities regulators have awarded a record $14 million to a whistleblower who helped enforcement lawyers with an investigation to recover "substantial" investor funds.

New York's antiquated laws against public corruption, computer crimes and fraud -- including swindles targeting the elderly -- would be beefed up under a series of wide-ranging proposals.

Stingray technology collects data from all cellphone use in an area in an effort to locate a potential suspect, but it also raises several key privacy issues, including Fourth Amendment restrictions against general warrants. 

Answering a ring at the door, Tom Clements was shot and killed. The suspect and motives are still under investigation.

Picture this – in 20 minutes, one enterprising hacker at the 2012 Defcon conference in Las Vegas learned one Wal-Mart store’s physical logistics – from the janitorial contractor to where employees go to lunch – key details about the make and version numbers of the Wal-Mart manager’s PC, browser and anti-virus software, and got the manager to upload the address of an external website into his browser – no questions asked.

Conducting investigations within a security organization is very different than an episode of Miami Vice– from the timeframe to the interviews to, probably, the color of the investigator’s blazer. The process isn’t as thrilling as TV makes it out to be, but, as ACFE President and CEO James Ratley knows, that perception can work in your favor

An ongoing investigation into the private garbage-hauling industry lead to the arrests of dozens of alleged mob family affiliates. 

The tusks sell for up to $7,000, and are illegal to sell in the U.S., U.K. and Australia. 

David Michaels teams up with OSHA to create a multifaceted whistleblower program -- how can stamping out workers' fears of discrimination or retaliation improve your investigations?

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and ASIS International are joining forces to develop an ANSI standard for Managing the Investigative Process -- Guidance on Conducting Investigations.