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LatestThe Clock Is Running: NIS2 and ZKI Deadlines for 2026 and 2027For most Czech NIS2 entities, year one ends in December 2026, and listed critical infrastructure entities are already on the clock. The deadlines, the supplier obligations, and the screening evidence to have ready.Read article
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Do you need ISO certification? You can’t get it without a background check!At the end of October 2022, a new ISO standard on information protection was released. It sets out specific requirements for internal information security, cybersecurity and data protection. Among the basic requirements is job applicant verification. In other words, a background check. And here is the thing: you will not meet the requirements of other norms and standards either, without a working process for screening new employees.Read article
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Verify candidates in accordance with the law!In previous articles, we discussed why applicant verification is so important. We also looked at who can be held responsible for failing to screen a prospective new colleague, and at what else the background check process can be used for beyond HR.Read article
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Everything begins and ends with employeesAsset protection is important for any organization. Both tangible assets and entirely intangible ones, above all internal information, must be protected. A bank, an insurance company, a manufacturer, an e-shop, a municipality, a region, an energy distributor or a grocery chain: all of these provide important services, have to fulfil contracts or duties imposed by law, and protect their know-how, trade secrets and client data.Read article
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Two out of three frauds are caused by a company’s employeesIn 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 comes from the company’s own employees.Read article -
Inconsistent background checks of job applicants will cost companies dearly.The man behind the Czech heist of the century, František Procházka, got lucky. The security agency he joined, and from which he embezzled half a billion crowns shortly afterwards, did not check his background thoroughly. Procházka had previously been dismissed from a job on suspicion of stealing 23 million crowns.Read article -
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 Compliance Academy alongside Screening Solutions, reflecting a shift from box-ticking to turnkey compliance management. Demand now spans corporates, family businesses, and fast-growing startups seeking investor-grade governance, or what Petr calls “knowing who you sleep with.”Read article -
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 dozen security managers from large companies. The presentation of current statistics, examples from practice, and the subsequent discussion with specialists reminded participants that managing security risks and so-called compliance processes is still underestimated in Czech companies.Read article
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