According to a recent warning from the South African Banking Risk Center (Sabric), there is a concerning trend of criminals impersonating high-ranking executives, such as CEOs and financial directors, in order to deceive companies and steal their money. Sabric’s CEO, Susan Potgieter, highlights that these criminals adopt the identities of senior staff members and send […]
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What is TSCM Debugging and How Does it Work?
In order to understand the role of TSCM debugging one must first understand the role of TSCM. This article will discuss what it is and how debugging has the capacity to ensure that surveillance devices are detected and removed. If counter-surveillance equipment is installed, it is essential to ensure that these measures work the way […]
The Dunning-Kruger Effect Explained
The Dunning-Kruger Effect is a cognitive effect whereby people who are less-capable or incompetent are seemingly blind to their own incompetence. People suffering from the Dunning-Kruger Effect may put themselves forward as being competent and able to perform certain tasks and/or roles, believing that they are in fact competent in these domains. In reality, however, […]
Conducting Corporate Due Diligence When Buying a Business
Due diligence is an essential factor when buying or starting any business. This is usually agreed upon after the principal deal has been signed between the buyer and seller. Businesses should investigate the state of corporate due diligence in many different situations for different reasons. This article will discuss some of those situations and how businesses […]
Protecting Your Business with Employee Background Screening Services
Most businesses fall victim to some form of theft or fraud by individuals looking to make a quick buck by taking advantage of a business. By landing a permanent job, individuals are given an opportunity to make an income, this is nothing to be sniffed at as it is a highly coveted status to be […]
Birthday Gift Guide for Private Investigators
Having recently celebrated or lamented (still deciding) my 48th birthday, I was prodded by the family for gift ideas. Sure, I knew the thoughtful but regular traditional socks, wine and gift vouchers would make their appearance, but the constant pestering actually got me thinking and I found myself looking into what would make the perfect gift for a private investigator.
Lockdown = Time to Identify Employee Dishonesty
South African business managers are missing out… Hear me out and give this some serious thought: For most of us there has been little to no positive scenarios when it comes to our business life during lockdown. However, when we look hard enough with a different mindset that may not have to be the case…. […]
Google Analytics Codes Expose South African Fake News Sites
Read this article, as published by Bellingcat, detailing how Google Analytics codes unearthed a network of South African fake news sites: In July 2015, Lawrence Alexander published a report uncovering a number of ostensibly local, Ukrainian news sites that were actually operated out of the so-called “Troll Factory” of St. Petersburg, at 55 Savushkina Street. Lawrence found […]
What Would Happen If You Carried a Weapon During a Strike?
Strikers and protestors are protected by law. However, there are certain things that both strikers and their employers need to be aware of when it comes to carrying weapons during a strike. Here are some important points you may not know: Carrying a weapon changes the nature of the strike or protest from peaceful to […]
I May Get Retrenched, So I’d Better Line My Pockets Now
Insider threats are escalating as a spin-off from Covid-19 job losses. Since animals snaked and slithered themselves out of the primordial swamp pools, and our ancestors began to rise up off all fours (politicians excluded) the instinct to survive has ensured our existence. At the same time, our emotions became our single most important cracker […]