Board of Directors, Compliance, COSO, Cyber, Directors, ERM, Fraud and Forensic, Governance, Internal Controls, Risk, Risk Management Jonathan T. Marks Board of Directors, Compliance, COSO, Cyber, Directors, ERM, Fraud and Forensic, Governance, Internal Controls, Risk, Risk Management Jonathan T. Marks

PHorensically Speaking: Cost of Data Breach and New COSO Guidance On Cyber, Risk Appetite Statements, Compliance, and Boards Management of Strategic Risks

Data Breach, COSO, and Risk

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Audit, Audit Committee, Baker Tilly, Board of Directors, Chief Audit Executive, Compliance, Compliance Coordinator, Corporate Fraud, Crisis Management, Directors, Ethics, FCPA, Fraud and Forensic, Fraud Investigations, Fraud Risk Management, General Counsel, Governance, GRC, Regulatory, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Root Cause, Triage, Whistleblower, White Collar Crime Jonathan T. Marks Audit, Audit Committee, Baker Tilly, Board of Directors, Chief Audit Executive, Compliance, Compliance Coordinator, Corporate Fraud, Crisis Management, Directors, Ethics, FCPA, Fraud and Forensic, Fraud Investigations, Fraud Risk Management, General Counsel, Governance, GRC, Regulatory, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Root Cause, Triage, Whistleblower, White Collar Crime Jonathan T. Marks

Crisis Management - Lights, Camera, Action!

Some of the biggest mistakes made when handling a crisis are not dealing with the problem head on, thoughtless or insincere comments, lack of communication with stakeholders, unprepared spokespeople, getting defensive after receiving backlash, or, sitting back and letting the problem grow. Domino's, Sony, Samsung, BP, United Airlines, Equifax, KFC, are all good examples of companies who stumbled with crisis management.  Organizations should study these crises and learn from the mistakes!

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Anti-fraud, Audit Committee, Board of Directors, Chief Audit Executive, Chief Compliance Officer, Compliance, Continuous Auditing, Continuous Monitoring, Control Environment, Corporate Fraud, Culture, Directors, Ethics, Forensic Accounting, Fraud and Forensic, Fraud Investigations, Fraud Pentagon, Fraud Risk Management, GRC, Tone from the Top Jonathan T. Marks Anti-fraud, Audit Committee, Board of Directors, Chief Audit Executive, Chief Compliance Officer, Compliance, Continuous Auditing, Continuous Monitoring, Control Environment, Corporate Fraud, Culture, Directors, Ethics, Forensic Accounting, Fraud and Forensic, Fraud Investigations, Fraud Pentagon, Fraud Risk Management, GRC, Tone from the Top Jonathan T. Marks

Theranos: Too Good to Be True!

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Audit Committee, Board of Directors, Caremark, Chief Audit Executive, Chief Compliance Officer, Compliance, Compliance Coordinator, Directors, Food Safety, Fraud and Forensic, Fraud Investigations, Internal Controls, Investigations, Monitor, Monitoring, Red Flag, Remediation, Risk Management, Root Cause, Yellow Flag Jonathan T. Marks Audit Committee, Board of Directors, Caremark, Chief Audit Executive, Chief Compliance Officer, Compliance, Compliance Coordinator, Directors, Food Safety, Fraud and Forensic, Fraud Investigations, Internal Controls, Investigations, Monitor, Monitoring, Red Flag, Remediation, Risk Management, Root Cause, Yellow Flag Jonathan T. Marks

Caremark, Compliance, and Caution!

Caremark, Compliance, and Caution! Read why having active and engaged board oversight in the areas of risk and compliance is a must!

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Audit Committee, Board of Directors, Chief Audit Executive, Chief Compliance Officer, Compliance, Control Environment, Coronavirus, Corporate Fraud, COVID -19, Directors, Ethics, Fraud, Governance, Internal Audit, tone at the top, Tone from the Top, Values, White Collar Crime Jonathan T. Marks Audit Committee, Board of Directors, Chief Audit Executive, Chief Compliance Officer, Compliance, Control Environment, Coronavirus, Corporate Fraud, COVID -19, Directors, Ethics, Fraud, Governance, Internal Audit, tone at the top, Tone from the Top, Values, White Collar Crime Jonathan T. Marks

Tone From the Top, the Next Level

As a result of COVID-19, the Board of Directors and Senior Management are challenged to monitor the cultural shifts of their organization and adjust their sensitivity and the frequency of communications as appropriate.Leaders should always try to find ways to talk and engage with their people to motivate them, especially during these uncertain and trying times. If done correctly, talking can be incredibly powerful. It can help relieve anxiety (defined as "a feeling of worry, nervousness or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome") and help people find the strength they didn't know was in them. Studies have shown that talking shuts down the brain's fear center.

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ACFE, Anti-fraud, Audit, Audit Committee, Automation, Board of Directors, Books and records, Bribery, Cash, Chief Audit Executive, Chief Compliance Officer, Colleges and Universities, Collusion, Compliance, Compliance Coordinator, Conflict of Interest, Continuous Auditing, Continuous Monitoring, Control Environment, Corporate Fraud, Corruption, Crisis Management, Cross Border Investiga..., Culture, Cyber, Damages, Data, Data Analytics, Data Integrity, Directors, Dodd-Frank, DOJ, Due Diligence, ERM, Ethics, Evidence, False Claims Act, FCPA, Foreign Corrupt Practi..., Forensic Accounting, Four eyes approval, Fraud, Fraud and Forensic, Fraud Investigations, Fraud Pentagon, Fraud Risk Management, GDPR, General Counsel, Global, Governance, GRC, Hidden Assets, Hotline, IIA, Internal Audit, Internal Control Defic..., Internal Controls, Interview, Investigations, Materiality, Money Laundering, Monitor, Monitoring, Monitorship, NACD, Nonprofit, Not for Profit, Podcast, Process Improvement, Qui Tam, Red Flag, RegTech, Regulatory, Related Party, Remediation, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Robotic, Root Cause, Sampling, Sarbanes-Oxley, Seaboard, SEC, Shell Company, Skepticism, Supreme Court, Tax Fraud, Technology, Theft, Third Party, Thought Leadership, Tone from the Top, Training, Triage, Values, Whistleblower, White Collar Crime Jonathan T. Marks ACFE, Anti-fraud, Audit, Audit Committee, Automation, Board of Directors, Books and records, Bribery, Cash, Chief Audit Executive, Chief Compliance Officer, Colleges and Universities, Collusion, Compliance, Compliance Coordinator, Conflict of Interest, Continuous Auditing, Continuous Monitoring, Control Environment, Corporate Fraud, Corruption, Crisis Management, Cross Border Investiga..., Culture, Cyber, Damages, Data, Data Analytics, Data Integrity, Directors, Dodd-Frank, DOJ, Due Diligence, ERM, Ethics, Evidence, False Claims Act, FCPA, Foreign Corrupt Practi..., Forensic Accounting, Four eyes approval, Fraud, Fraud and Forensic, Fraud Investigations, Fraud Pentagon, Fraud Risk Management, GDPR, General Counsel, Global, Governance, GRC, Hidden Assets, Hotline, IIA, Internal Audit, Internal Control Defic..., Internal Controls, Interview, Investigations, Materiality, Money Laundering, Monitor, Monitoring, Monitorship, NACD, Nonprofit, Not for Profit, Podcast, Process Improvement, Qui Tam, Red Flag, RegTech, Regulatory, Related Party, Remediation, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Robotic, Root Cause, Sampling, Sarbanes-Oxley, Seaboard, SEC, Shell Company, Skepticism, Supreme Court, Tax Fraud, Technology, Theft, Third Party, Thought Leadership, Tone from the Top, Training, Triage, Values, Whistleblower, White Collar Crime Jonathan T. Marks

PHorensically Speaking Podcast Feed is Live!

With the help from a true friend, Tom Fox, I am entering the world of Podcasting. I will be developing at least three Podcasts per

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Anti-fraud, Audit, Audit Committee, Chief Audit Executive, Chief Compliance Officer, Compliance, Continuous Auditing, Continuous Monitoring, Corporate Fraud, Data Analytics, Directors, Ethics, Fraud, Fraud Investigations, Fraud Risk Management, Governance, IIA, Internal Audit, Internal Controls, Monitor, Monitoring, Process Improvement, Red Flag, Risk Management, Root Cause, Training, Whistleblower, White Collar Crime Jonathan T. Marks Anti-fraud, Audit, Audit Committee, Chief Audit Executive, Chief Compliance Officer, Compliance, Continuous Auditing, Continuous Monitoring, Corporate Fraud, Data Analytics, Directors, Ethics, Fraud, Fraud Investigations, Fraud Risk Management, Governance, IIA, Internal Audit, Internal Controls, Monitor, Monitoring, Process Improvement, Red Flag, Risk Management, Root Cause, Training, Whistleblower, White Collar Crime Jonathan T. Marks

Baker Tilly’s 2019 Effective Governance and Compliance Roundtable Series - May 1, 2019 - CPE Event in Philadelphia -Using Continuous Auditing and Monitoring in the Fight Against Fraud

Organizations are under increasing scrutiny regarding ethical lapses and allegations of fraud. Fiscal year 2018 was a record-breaking year for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s whistleblower program, as more and more individuals have been coming forward with allegations of impropriety. Come learn how to use continuous auditing and monitoring in the fight against fraud - or help improve your compliance program!

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ACFE, Audit Committee, Board of Directors, Bribery, Chief Audit Executive, Chief Compliance Officer, Compliance, Corporate Fraud, Directors, DOJ, Ethics, FCPA, Foreign Corrupt Practi..., Forensic Accounting, Fraud, Fraud Investigations, Fraud Risk Management, Governance, GRC, Hotline, IIA, IIA Philadelphia, Internal Audit, Internal Controls, Interview, Investigations, Red Flag, Risk, SEC, Third Party, Whistleblower, White Collar Crime Jonathan T. Marks ACFE, Audit Committee, Board of Directors, Bribery, Chief Audit Executive, Chief Compliance Officer, Compliance, Corporate Fraud, Directors, DOJ, Ethics, FCPA, Foreign Corrupt Practi..., Forensic Accounting, Fraud, Fraud Investigations, Fraud Risk Management, Governance, GRC, Hotline, IIA, IIA Philadelphia, Internal Audit, Internal Controls, Interview, Investigations, Red Flag, Risk, SEC, Third Party, Whistleblower, White Collar Crime Jonathan T. Marks

Fraud Training - The Investigative Interview: Assessing Subject Credibility

This one day Fraud Symposium, hosted by the Institute of Internal Auditors - Philadelphia Chapter, will include other topics such as: Fraud hotlines, Current trends in white-collar crime (FCPA, FCA, etc.), Investigation pitfalls, Third-party risk management, and Compliance and Internal Audit issues.

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Compliance, Corporate Fraud, Data Analytics, Directors, DOJ, Ethics, FCPA, Foreign Corrupt Practi..., Forensic Accounting, Fraud, Fraud Investigations, Fraud Risk Management, General Counsel, Governance, Hotline, Internal Audit, Internal Controls, Investigations, Red Flag, Regulatory, Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Root Cause, Sampling, Sarbanes-Oxley, SEC, Third Party, Triage, Whistleblower, White Collar Crime Jonathan T. Marks Compliance, Corporate Fraud, Data Analytics, Directors, DOJ, Ethics, FCPA, Foreign Corrupt Practi..., Forensic Accounting, Fraud, Fraud Investigations, Fraud Risk Management, General Counsel, Governance, Hotline, Internal Audit, Internal Controls, Investigations, Red Flag, Regulatory, Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Root Cause, Sampling, Sarbanes-Oxley, SEC, Third Party, Triage, Whistleblower, White Collar Crime Jonathan T. Marks

Fraud and Compliance Master Class in Chicago, Illinois on March 20 and 21, 2019

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ACFE, Anti-fraud, Audit Committee, Board of Directors, Books and records, Bribery, Chief Audit Executive, Chief Compliance Officer, Compliance, Corporate Fraud, Culture, Directors, DOJ, Ethics, FCPA, Foreign Corrupt Practi..., Forensic Accounting, Fraud, Fraud Investigations, Fraud Pentagon, Fraud Risk Management, Fraud Triangle, General Counsel, Governance, Hotline, IIA, Internal Audit, Internal Controls, Monitor, Monitoring, Red Flag, SEC, Skepticism, Whistleblower, White Collar Crime Jonathan T. Marks ACFE, Anti-fraud, Audit Committee, Board of Directors, Books and records, Bribery, Chief Audit Executive, Chief Compliance Officer, Compliance, Corporate Fraud, Culture, Directors, DOJ, Ethics, FCPA, Foreign Corrupt Practi..., Forensic Accounting, Fraud, Fraud Investigations, Fraud Pentagon, Fraud Risk Management, Fraud Triangle, General Counsel, Governance, Hotline, IIA, Internal Audit, Internal Controls, Monitor, Monitoring, Red Flag, SEC, Skepticism, Whistleblower, White Collar Crime Jonathan T. Marks

Combating Fraud Through Effective Internal Controls

“Fraud is not an accounting problem; it is a social phenomenon.” Joe WellsMost companies will not readily admit that their organizations may be vulnerable to fraud.According to the 2020 Report to the Nations published by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (“ACFE”), which contains an analysis of approximately 2,500 cases of occupational fraud that were investigated between January 2018 and September 2019, organizations lose 5% of their annual revenues to fraud. While this number is only a general estimate based on the opinion, it represents the collective observations of anti-fraud experts who together have investigated hundreds of thousands of fraud cases. Based on the ACFE’s study, the median loss caused by frauds was $125,000, with 21.0% of the cases resulting in losses of at least $1 million.

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Anti-fraud, Audit, Audit Committee, Board of Directors, Books and records, Chief Audit Executive, Chief Compliance Officer, Collusion, Compliance, Compliance Coordinator, Conflict of Interest, Corporate Fraud, Directors, DOJ, Ethics, FCPA, Foreign Corrupt Practi..., Fraud, Fraud Risk Management, General Counsel, Governance, IIA, Internal Audit, Internal Controls, Investigations, Monitoring, Red Flag, Related Party, Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Root Cause, Sarbanes-Oxley, SEC, Skepticism, Third Party, White Collar Crime Jonathan T. Marks Anti-fraud, Audit, Audit Committee, Board of Directors, Books and records, Chief Audit Executive, Chief Compliance Officer, Collusion, Compliance, Compliance Coordinator, Conflict of Interest, Corporate Fraud, Directors, DOJ, Ethics, FCPA, Foreign Corrupt Practi..., Fraud, Fraud Risk Management, General Counsel, Governance, IIA, Internal Audit, Internal Controls, Investigations, Monitoring, Red Flag, Related Party, Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Root Cause, Sarbanes-Oxley, SEC, Skepticism, Third Party, White Collar Crime Jonathan T. Marks

Collusion, Conflicts of Interest, and Corruption!

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Investigation Roundtable on January 23, 2019, in Center City Philadelphia - Register Today! CPE/CLE

Investigation Roundtable on January 23, 2019, in Center City Philadelphia

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Board Member Composition: Participants, Passengers, and Prisoners?
Audit, Audit Committee, Board of Directors, Chief Audit Executive, Chief Compliance Officer, Compliance, Compliance Coordinator, Corporate Fraud, Culture, Directors, Due Diligence, Ethics, General Counsel, Global, Governance, GRC, Regulatory, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Sarbanes-Oxley, Skepticism, Training, Whistleblower, White Collar Crime Jonathan T. Marks Audit, Audit Committee, Board of Directors, Chief Audit Executive, Chief Compliance Officer, Compliance, Compliance Coordinator, Corporate Fraud, Culture, Directors, Due Diligence, Ethics, General Counsel, Global, Governance, GRC, Regulatory, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Sarbanes-Oxley, Skepticism, Training, Whistleblower, White Collar Crime Jonathan T. Marks

Board Member Composition: Participants, Passengers, and Prisoners?

As the organization's ultimate decision-making body, the board of directors plays two critical roles: overseeing management on behalf of shareholders and other constituencies; and advising management, albeit with limited involvement in everyday company operations - nose in, hands off! The board should not attempt to run the organization's operations; it should oversee how management runs the company. I am amazed at how many members are disengaged, which reminded me that one of the traits of an effective leader, or Pilot, is being a good team builder. But how can you build a good team if you don't understand the players? I'm not speaking about understanding their skills; I am speaking about understanding their level of engagement. That is an amorphous concept most ignore.

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