Staying cool in the deposition hot seat

Don’t let your performance suffer as an expert witness during a deposition because of an overbearing attorney asking the questions. Here are tips on how to keep your cool and do a great job for your client.

Ransomware continues to evolve into new variants

Ransomware, which morphed from scareware fraud around 1998, isn’t abating. Fraudsters are still holding electronic devices ransom with creative variants and extorting money and personally identifiable information. Here are some of the historical and current developments plus ways to help others avoid ransomware.

Small town, huge fraud, insightful documentary

Kelly Richmond Pope, Ph.D., CFE, CPA, an associate accounting professor, has produced and directed a riveting documentary, “All the Queen’s Horses,” about Rita Crundwell’s historic $53 million embezzlement from the city of Dixon, Illinois.

Darknet denizens slither past the law

The darknet is the latest example of technology that’s become a breeding ground for criminal activity. Combating virtual crime in this subset of the deep web is exceedingly difficult because of its anonymity. However, here are some ways law enforcement and fraud examiners are fighting these elusive miscreants.

Anatomy of denials: Distinguish truth from deception

Learning these principles will help you distinguish between good and poor denials and make you a better fraud examiner, executive and decision-maker.