Insider and Employee Fraud
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Drawing on primary and secondary research, we've summarised the current insider fraud threat landscape with valuable input from senior banking professionals to understand its consequences for banks, and the best strategies to respond to the challenge.
74% are concerned about insider fraud and collusion risks to their organisation.
This figure is especially surprising when compared to the fact that
29% don't know if they've been a victim of insider fraud in the last 2 years.
For banks globally, Covid-19 and the mass shift to remote working have created the highest rates of insider fraud in recent history, calling for long-term strategies to address the threat landscape.
agree that COVID-19 has increased the risk of insider fraud and collusion.
are also concerned about employees breaching data protection laws
agree that employee WFH has increased the risk of insider fraud and data leakages.
Although insider fraud is typically linked to financial theft, it is not the only threat worrying organisations
A trifecta of rationalisation, opportunity and pressure
The pandemic has exacerbated many drivers of the Fraud Triangle, creating a perfect storm of conditions for insider fraud.
A lack of company loyalty and harboured frustrations with leadership stemming from a poor company culture may heighten internal fraud risks through rationalisation.
The lack of direct supervision has introduced new barriers to monitoring employees
40% reference the lack of end-to-end visibility as a challenge in insider fraud and collusion detection.
Raising concerns as 52% of fraud cases are discovered by employee whistleblowing.
Proximity-based detection, such as whistleblowing, is unreliable in today's work from home and hybrid environments
Many companies are demanding their employees deliver ambitious targets and meet bonus thresholds, pushing employees to take desperate measures to fulfil company demands
26% saw financial strain and uncertainty as key in driving the increase in fraud under Covid-19.
Here's how our survey respondents ranked insider fraud consequences from most to least concerning
15% plan to invest in automated insider fraud management solutions in the next two years. However, despite the catastrophic damage insider fraud can cause.
60% were unsure of their organisation's plans to invest.
There's no silver bullet; instead, insider fraud mitigation efforts must be layered with several different techniques.
73% said a combination of tools – including artificial intelligence/machine learning, network analytics, and network monitoring is best.
In addition, here are two key considerations to bear in mind when approaching insider fraud strategies.
1 Improve company culture & awareness around insider fraud
Promote a culture of open conversation about fraud risks and reward good practices.
2 Prevention is detection
Often, organisations operate reactively, but when it comes to insider fraud, the best strategies pursue prevention through strong detection, 74% value solutions that detect insider and other types of fraud.
Detection solutions are essential to avoid the cumbersome investigation period when fraud is suspected. 90% agree that investigating insider fraud and collusion isn't straightforward because each case's circumstances differ.
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