FRAUD PREVENTION Articles
School Tech Director Gets Jail Time for E-Rate Fraud
A former technology director in a South Carolina school district has been sentenced to two years in jail and required to pay more than US$468,000 in restitution for using the mail to submit fraudulent applications for funding under the U.S. government's E-Rate program.
IT Fugitive Stein Bagger Will Be Sent Back to Denmark
Danish IT executive is wanted by Interpol and will be sent back to Denmark to face charges.
How Shipping Companies Can Fight Pirates
Pirates in the waters off the coast of Somalia are capturing new vessels almost weekly and asking for large ransom. A pirate expert, and former victim, gives his advice on what companies can do.
IT Admin Used Inside Knowledge to Hack, Steal
A former IT administrator has pleaded guilty to charges of hacking his former employer and breaking into other Bay Area companies.
How IT Helped Catch the Jewelry Thief
The Zale Corp. jewelry store chain is having much better luck catching burglars in real time, thanks to a little help from the IT side of the house. Loss Prevention Manager Dennis Thomas explains how the company built its high-tech command center from scratch.
Election Day: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Voter turnout could be the highest in a century.
Princeton Report Rips N.J. E-voting Machines as Easily Hackable
Vendor challenges research, says its machines are safe and reliable.
MSNBC: Here comes 'foreclosure rescue' fraud
Millions at risk
Dog Calls: Company Trains K-9s to Sniff Out Contraband Cell Phones
A California company has developed a niche training dogs to detect illicit cell phones in correctional facilities.(So what does a cell phone smell like, you ask?)
Data Breaches Spark Hard Drive Shredding Boom
This is a great time to be in the hard-drive shredding business, as companies scramble to destroy data before the bad guys have a chance to steal it. A look inside the belly of the beast (includes video).
