ACFE Uganda Chapter

A ticking time bomb? Fraud Magazine recently spoke with veteran CFEs Ján Lalka in the Czech Republic, Jonathan T. Marks in the U.S., and Sean McAuley in Scotland about how fraud examiners can help organizations develop secure, workable whistleblowing programs. This article explains why they' re essential and, in some c...

When thinking about fraud, consider your risk " We don' t have a lot of fraud." This unrealistic, and in my experience common, sentiment can lead to costly and disastrous outcomes. The fact is, organizations don' t know how much fraud they have because fraud is invisible until they discover it. If you assume you have very little fraud, you' ll....

The Trick To Winning At Cybersecurity? Expect To Get Hacked Some of the best recommended techniques to improve cybersecurity involve controlling and minimizing the potential damage, not necessarily preventing an attack.

Initial coin offerings Initial coin offerings (ICOs) are a recent phenomenon used for funding companies that are developing new digital currencies and associated technologies. However, companies offering ICOs are often eager to skirt securities regulations and disclosure requirements, leaving potential investors with vagu...

Improving fraud risk management with an enhanced Fraud Triangle The Fraud Triangle has long illustrated the core principles of the ACFE’s training in understanding how fraud occurs. Here the authors suggest a revised Fraud Triangle that considers a more detailed look at a fraudster’s personal characteristics in addition to the rationalization component of th...

Be Prepared Before You Blow the Whistle Anyone can report wrongdoing, but the level of protection an employee will receive will differ depending on whether they’re public or private, to whom they report, the manner in which they report, the type of wrongdoing they report, and the law under which they report.