Articles Tagged with ''employee theft''

Prevention and mitigation of white-collar crime

July 28, 2023

To effectively combat and mitigate white-collar crime, it is crucial to delve deeper into the key factors of white-collar crime and their causes.

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Preventing retail theft and protecting employees

Taelor Daugherty

July 11, 2023

Apprehending shoplifters while keeping employees safe.

Earning the “C” in CISO: Staying secure through economic turbulence

James Christiansen

May 25, 2023

With talk of a possible global recession this year, security professionals need to start anticipating the potential impacts to securing their organizations.

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Fighting workplace theft with advanced access controls

Greg Parker

March 10, 2023

Protecting assets from both internal and external theft is absolutely critical, making security and access controls a number one priority.

Supporting Loss Prevention in Retail

Rob Borsch

April 14, 2020

In retail, brick-and-mortar stores experience loss or shrink due to shoplifting, fraud, employee theft and human error. To mitigate against this, many have dedicated loss prevention (LP) personnel who use a variety of tools, including in-store video surveillance systems and point of sale (POS) systems, to deter and investigate theft. But, despite the continued best efforts of LP teams, shrink is on the rise.

Shoplifters and Dishonest Employees Continue to Steal, with Case Values Soaring

June 7, 2019

More than 279,000 shoplifters and dishonest employees were apprehended in 2018 by just 20 large retailers who recovered more than $114 million from thieves.

Survey: 32% of Coworking Tenants Experienced Theft from Ex-Coworker

October 1, 2018

Coworking spaces are extremely popular with millennials in particular (68 percent of coworking tenants are millennials), and two-thirds of coworking tenants in this age group are interested in unlocking doors with smartphones over traditional methods.

City of Detroit Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing $265,000

May 16, 2018

Masharn Franklin was in charge of garnishing money from the paychecks of city employees, and the government says she embezzled money by issuing checks in the names of her relatives.

Insider Threat: Why Physical Security Still Reigns

Cybersecurity gets much attention, yet physical security and investigations are still a key element in enterprise security, particularly with insider threats

Diane Ritchey

May 1, 2018

With all of the attention placed on cybersecurity, where has physical security gone?

Employee Theft Security Magazine November 2017

Employee Theft Costs U.S. Businesses $50 Billion per Year

November 1, 2017

U.S. businesses affected by employee theft lost an average of $1.13 million in 2016. Small and midsize businesses accounted for 68 percent of cases, and their median loss last year was $289,864.

ON DEMAND: Business-impacting events such as severe weather, man-made disasters, and supply chain disruption are increasing in frequency and making impacts around the globe.

In today's rapidly evolving security landscape, organizations face an ever-growing array of disruptive events, security threats and risks. Traditional reactive approaches to security intelligence often leave businesses vulnerable and ill-prepared to anticipate and mitigate emerging threats that could impact the safety of their people, facilities or operations.