Mystery shopping is a professional assessment method used to ensure that service standards are met consistently. Companies require this tool to measure aspects related to customer satisfaction, such as branding, marketing, staff, point of sale, product selection, retail location, purchasing, customer service, and more. There are various reasons for a company...
Elon Musk has been in the news for the past couple of months following his acquisition of Twitter, one of the largest social media networks in the world. In his most recent controversy, Musk took an aim at the OSINT community, which quickly turned into a polemic. The “war” between Musk...
The case of Britta Nielsen may not have received widespread attention from worldwide audiences, but it gained substantial popularity amongst the Danish public. With Denmark being at the top of the list of nations with the least corruption, this fraud case was a bewilderment to many. Emil Ellese Ditzel, a Danish...
After claiming to have obtained and released personal information on the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo and his cabinet members, Bjorka made another splash by offering $100,000 in bitcoin for 3.2 billion data entries reportedly belonging to PeduliLindungi app users on the hacking site, Breach Forums. User...
Artificial intelligence, “Big Data”, robots, the Internet of Things, and blockchain have altered the rules of the game, putting intelligence communities throughout the globe at a crossroads. The proliferation of these technologies, the bulk of which are civilian, might result in data breaches and pose a threat to intelligence agencies. Recent...
While it is critical for companies to take safeguards against external threats, such as hackers, trojans, phishing emails, and ransomware, one key risk that is sometimes overlooked is insider threats, most notably the theft of sensitive information by employees—particularly departing ones. A survey conducted by Haytax, a company specializing in data...
Corporate leaks of classified or sensitive information are prone to occur, ranging from simple human mistakes to full-blown dataset hacks. Companies need to be aware of such risks. A number of research centers specializing in data security found that employee negligence caused major insider data breaches in the last two years. A...
Finding an individual who has gone missing without a trace can be challenging. The situation can be a "needle in a haystack" scenario. The individual may be a key witness in an ongoing investigation, be aware of a pending court case, or simply owe too much money to several people. In...
Based on data from statista.com, the number of mobile phone users in the world in 2021 will reach 7 billion users and is predicted to increase to 7.26 billion in 2022. With a world population of around 7.7 billion people, it can be assumed that almost every person in the...
In an increasingly competitive job market, jobseekers will do whatever they can to stay ahead of their competition and demonstrate that they are competent, legitimate, and desirable to potential employers. This includes fabricating their resumes. Given the prevalence of this phenomenon, employers should not blindly trust resumes and applicant interviews...
