bottomline.com The Threat from Within: Defending Your Organization against Internal Fraud The recent Treasury Fraud and Controls survey, conducted by Strategic Treasurer, found that 53% of organizations reported experiencing some form of fraudulent attack within the past year. Additionally, although 82% of organizations reported having defenses in place to thwart external fraud attempts, only half of those also have systems in place to combat threats that originate within their organization. PROFILES OF INTERNAL FRAUDSTERS Threats from insiders—employees or partners—aren’t uncommon and they shouldn’t be discounted. These can come from several sources: • Inside Agent – a person who steals information on behalf of criminals on the outside in return for a bribe or money • Disgruntle

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