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Expert research, threat intelligence, and HR insights from the Scaut team.
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LatestScaut partners with Trinsic, combining next-generation software platforms to protect Europe against fraud
Scaut partners with Trinsic to bring advanced digital ID verification to screening, stopping hiring fraud at the source.
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Verify candidates in accordance with the law!
In previous articles, we discussed why applicant verification is so important. We also discussed who can be held responsible for failing to screen a prospective new colleague, as well as what we can use the background check process for in addition to HR.
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Everything begins and ends with employees
Asset protection is important for any organization. Both tangible assets and completely intangible ones, especially internal information must be protected. A bank, an insurance company, a manufacturing company, an e-shop, a municipality, a county, an energy distributor, or a grocery store chain, these companies all provide important services, have to fulfill contracts or agendas imposed…
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Two out of three frauds are caused by a company’s employees
In many companies, the prevailing belief is that the greatest threats – thefts or frauds – come from outside, and protective mechanisms are adapted accordingly. However, practice shows that the biggest threat is from the company’s own employees.
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Inconsistent background checks of job applicants will cost companies dearly.
The author of the Czech heist of the century, František Procházka, got lucky. When the security agency, from which he embezzled half a billion crowns shortly after joining, hired him, they didn’t thoroughly check his background. Procházka had previously been fired from his job for suspicion of stealing 23 million crowns.
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Petr Moroz says that there is a growing demand for services such as “knowing who I sleep with” and compliance consulting.
Advisors Petr and Michal Moroz launched Screening Solutions Compliance Academy alongside their existing firm, reflecting a shift from box-ticking to turnkey compliance management. Demand now spans corporates, family businesses, and fast-growing startups seeking investor-grade governance—what Petr calls “knowing who you sleep with.”
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Security expert: Two out of three frauds in companies are caused by employees. Prevention still fails in the Czech Republic.
The Internal Crime Detection seminar, organized on September 25, 2019 by SECURITAS CR, welcomed several dozens of security managers from large companies. The presentation of current statistics, examples from practice, and subsequent discussion with specialists reminded the participants that the area of managing security risks and so-called compliance processes is still underestimated in Czech companies.
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