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Survey shows major need for training for financial crime analysts

Training for financial crime analysts ranks as their biggest challenge. That’s according to a recent survey conducted by Authentic8…

Community Q&A with financial crime analysts

We received a ton of great questions from our webinar on financial crime investigations and are putting up our Q&A with industry…

Financial crime analysts vs. IT: Finding investigation solutions to make both parties happy

As financial crime investigations have moved increasingly online, a rift has grown between the financial crime analysts and the IT teams…

Financial fraud investigation tools: Tips and techniques handbook now available

The handbook compiles guidance from financial crime and AML experts plus practical advice on navigating the dark web for financial fraud…

Better intelligence, better anti-money laundering compliance

FinCEN proposes new anti-money laundering compliance regulations to provide more useful information to law enforcement in BSA reports.

OSINT gathering key to keeping up with financial crime

Financial crimes investigation survey shows analysts hobbled by own firms

The 2020 Global Financial Crime Investigations Survey: 57% of analysts saw productivity stagnate or decline, introducing business and cyber…

From the experts: social media monitoring and dark web investigations

Two cybersecurity veterans discuss the importance of integrating social media and dark web monitoring into organizations’ security…

New training course on investigation enhancement through dark web use

Beyond the open, accessible internet lies the hidden world of the Dark Web. Because the Dark Web sites are not indexed or searchable by…