David Alexander

People, Security and Crime: Managing your “people risk”

The critical “people” element in fraud prevention, system security and the protection of the assets of an organisation is a subject that is poorly addressed in conventional fraud prevention and security systems.

This presentation addresses the “people” element from the perspective of a reformed fraudster. I am an expert in the “people” element of crime having personally participated in a major fraud scheme. This presentation focuses on why people make stupid, unethical choices that result in them becoming involved in criminal activities. This is a subject that I am personally qualified to speak on with conviction.

This presentation highlights the fact that 80% of people are morally confused and will commit crime if a compelling motivation, opportunity and justification are present.

Insight into the “people factor” is critical in the design of any security and fraud prevention system.

Organisations involved in the design of fraud prevention or security systems must take account of and anticipate the potential effect of the critical “people” factor and how human nature functions with regard to crime, choices and decisions in the design of these systems.

This presentation provides insights into how criminals think, what they would look for when choosing a system to attack, what type of system would be most vulnerable to “people abuse” and what type of system a criminal would avoid.

The presentation also provides insights into how and why “normal” people become embroiled in crime and how staff is corrupted and become involved in “insider” attacks against a company.

Participants are provided with practical advice on the best way to prevent the people in an organisation becoming the most significant security risk to the organisation. The entire presentation is illustrated with real world examples from my personal experiences.

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