Fraud is costing business and individuals in the UK millions of pounds annually – with fraudsters stealing a total of £609.8m in the first six months of this year alone. The figures contained in a UK Finance report, are worth considering, in this International Fraud Awareness Week 2022, as we take stock and consider what type of frauds have been occurring and what you can do to help prevent yourself becoming a victim.
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Huge cost of fraud too great to ignore
Belfast Telegraph
Preparing to deal with the fallout from internal fraud
Internal fraud is costing businesses millions of pounds – despite the vast majority of perpetrators displaying prominent warning signs.
Belfast Telegraph
Pandemic – There’s Also a Scam-demic!
It would be somewhat optimistic to conclude that, given the government restrictions ordering the public to stay at home in 2020 and 2021,
Belfast Telegraph
Another step on the road to digitisation in the Courts
The journey towards digitisation in the Northern Ireland Courts is not one that could be described as easy, and it is a journey which is far from finished, but the recent publication by the Commercial Courts of a Practice Direction on ‘eBundling’ is another significant step along the road.
Belfast Telegraph
As restrictions lift, is it time to drop our guard?
Whilst government imposed restrictions have been lifted and there is some indication that life is beginning to resemble pre-COVID times, it does not mean that the associated COVID fraud risk has gone away.
Belfast Telegraph
The economic cost of cybercrime
With significantly more focus on remote working, fewer in-person meetings, and increased reliance on virtual ways of communicating, many businesses and individuals, both North and South of the border in Ireland have been the victims of Cyber-attack during the pandemic.
Press release
Grant Thornton announces Belfast Telegraph Top 100 Companies sponsorship
Leading business advisory firm Grant Thornton has been announced as the new Associate Sponsor of the Belfast Telegraph Top 100 Companies, the must-read guide to Northern Ireland’s most profitable businesses.
Forensics and Investigation Services
The impact from Covid-19 on businesses
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative financial impact on numerous businesses operating across this island and many businesses are questioning whether this negative impact is covered by their business interruption insurance policies.
Belfast Telegraph
Will the Online Safety Bill stop fraudsters?
Reported frauds relating to online sales are 42% higher during the pandemic, compared to the preceding year (i.e. 2019), with the increased demand for online shopping providing fraudsters with greater opportunities to illegally obtain online shoppers’ personal and financial details.
Forensic & Investigation Services
Anti-Fraud Playbook: The best defence is a good offense
In this webinar Mike Harris, Roslyn Lee Symmons and Sinead O’Neill from Grant Thornton’s Forensic & Cyber team walk through the Playbook and provide some useful information to help organisations either introduce, adapt or accelerate FRM programs.
Covid-19
Cyber in a Pandemic
Cybercriminals are taking advantage of the COVID-19 panic, targeting individuals, corporations, governments and industries in Ireland and around the globe. If you’re enacting or broadening your remote working policies, we encourage you to consider the following:
Forensic and Investigation Services
Forensic and Investigation Services
Our Belfast based Forensic and Investigation Services team, led by Paul Jacobs, comprises a diverse range of services including forensic accountancy and digital forensics.
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