Ethics training is hardly a foreign concept to fraud examiners. Most organizations have some form of mandatory ethics training as a part of their compliance programs. But can you actually teach people to make ethical decisions? Or are these trainings only a formality? Mary Breslin, founder of Verracy Training and Consulting, explored this topic with […]

We are pleased to announce that Mary Breslin has earned a Top-Rated Speaker award.  During the North America CACS 2019 conference, she earned a 4.75 or higher (on a 5-point scale) by the attendees who responded to the survey about her session. To recognize her excellence, she will be noted on ISACA’s website as one […]

PRODUCTIVITY AND TIME MANAGEMENT We are all different, we work differently, we have different times and durations of productivity, and different strengths and weaknesses. This is why there are so many different approaches to productivity and time management and thousands of books on the subject. To improve productivity and time management we must understand ourselves […]

INTERESTING IDEAS Artificial Intelligence. AI. In Audit. Yes, we are there. As data analytics become more and more prevalent in our industry the need to further automate processes beyond standard data tools is becoming apparent. Last week my team and I used our first bot to assist with the de-encryption of four years of data. […]

Mary Breslin, CFE President Verracy We often talk about fraudsters being the most trusted and loyal employees, and when I teach about fraud, I have lengthy conversations with the participants about ways to identify these individuals. They often have responsibility, access and authority above and beyond their actual role or job description. We also discuss […]