by Regents Risk Advisory | Nov 11, 2010 | Investigation & Background, Pre-Employment Screening
The New Zealand military were left with egg on their face after it was revealed that British-born Stephen Wilce, the head of the New Zealand Defence Technology Agency, embellished his resume and made a string of bogus claims about his past. Stephen Wilce had initially...
by Regents Risk Advisory | Nov 9, 2010 | Cyber-Threat, Forensic Data & Cyber Threats, Intellectual Property, Investigation & Fact Finding
A number of top German companies are uniting to ban social networking sites FaceBook and Twitter from the work space. The ban has been driven by fears of industrial espionage and the threat of competitors obtaining company information via the internet links. The...
by Regents Risk Advisory | Nov 5, 2010 | Cyber-Threat, Forensic Data & Cyber Threats, Fraud & Integrity, Fraud Money Laundering
As more and more job seekers turn to the internet looking for employment, scammers are finding ways to dupe them out of their money. Cyber fraud, money laundering and scams are waiting to tempt online job seekers. Authorities have reported a large rise in online scams...
by Regents Risk Advisory | Nov 5, 2010 | Intellectual Property, Investigation & Fact Finding
The Malaysian consumer public has been shocked by the announcement by the Domestic Trade and Consumerism Ministry that they intend to penalize those who buy counterfeit DVDs and VCDs. The Domestic Trade and Consumerism Ministry has indicated that in order to combat...
by Regents Risk Advisory | Nov 4, 2010 | Miscellaneous
Most of us at one time or another has wished we could simply disappear. To walk away and not be followed by those irritating phone calls, SMS messages, emails, FaceBook alerts and utility bills! The wish is usually fleeting and we return to getting on with our lives....