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<h3>What have we found?</h3>
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<h3>What have we found?</h3>
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<p>We audited some of our searches and the statistics about what we have found are incredibly telling.</p>
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<p>We audited some of our searches and the statistics about what we have found are incredibly telling.</p>
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<p>This is an analysis of our report findings from investigations done on current and prospective employees for our clients. It demonstrates the value of investigations in minimizing insider threats.</p>
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<p>This is an analysis of our report findings from investigations done on current and prospective employees for our clients. It demonstrates the value of investigations in minimizing insider threats.</p>
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<h3>Insider Threat Statistics</h3>
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<h3>Insider Threat Statistics</h3>
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<p><strong>News: In over </strong><strong>85% </strong>of Executive Advantage reports, our news and media research revealed <strong>significant information</strong> about the individual in question<strong>. </strong>In some cases, we found nearly 3,000 news articles for each subject reviewed.</p>
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<p><strong>News: In over </strong><strong>85% </strong>of Executive Advantage reports, our news and media research revealed <strong>significant information</strong> about the individual in question<strong>. </strong>In some cases, we found nearly 3,000 news articles for each subject reviewed.</p>
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<p><strong>Education: </strong>We found <strong>exaggerated </strong>or<strong> mis-stated</strong> credentials in the backgrounds of <strong>30% </strong>of employees or prospective employees. These findings include: <strong>discrepant</strong> degrees, majors, honors, and/or attendance dates; and/or academic suspensions. On several occasions, our investigators uncovered “multiple offenses” by the same person.</p>
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<p><strong>Education: </strong>We found <strong>exaggerated </strong>or<strong> mis-stated</strong> credentials in the backgrounds of <strong>30% </strong>of employees or prospective employees. These findings include: <strong>discrepant</strong> degrees, majors, honors, and/or attendance dates; and/or academic suspensions. On several occasions, our investigators uncovered “multiple offenses” by the same person.</p>
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<p><strong>Work History:</strong> In<strong> 38% </strong>of our reports, we found <strong>incongruous</strong> employment dates: <strong>employment gaps</strong> of at least 6 months; periods of unemployment not cited on the biography; jobs omitted from the biography, or <strong>job title inflation</strong>. Again, this includes several “multiple offenses” by the same person.</p>
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<p><strong>Work History:</strong> In<strong> 38% </strong>of our reports, we found <strong>incongruous</strong> employment dates: <strong>employment gaps</strong> of at least 6 months; periods of unemployment not cited on the biography; jobs omitted from the biography, or <strong>job title inflation</strong>. Again, this includes several “multiple offenses” by the same person.</p>
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<p><strong>Credit: 10%</strong> of the sample group had credit histories showing <strong>credit issues</strong> and <strong>6%</strong> revealed <strong>significant credit issues</strong>.</p>
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<p><strong>Credit: 10%</strong> of the sample group had credit histories showing <strong>credit issues</strong> and <strong>6%</strong> revealed <strong>significant credit issues</strong>.</p>
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<p><strong>Tax Liens: 6% </strong>of our subjects were listed as debtors in <strong>tax liens</strong> in their name or for a company they owned.</p>
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<p><strong>Tax Liens: 6% </strong>of our subjects were listed as debtors in <strong>tax liens</strong> in their name or for a company they owned.</p>
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<p><strong>Criminal Actions: 4% </strong>of our subjects had a minor <strong>criminal infraction</strong> on their record.<strong> 2% </strong>had a <strong>DUI</strong>.</p>
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<p><strong>Criminal Actions: 4% </strong>of our subjects had a minor <strong>criminal infraction</strong> on their record.<strong> 2% </strong>had a <strong>DUI</strong>.</p>
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<p><strong>Civil Lawsuits: 20% </strong>of subjects were named in <strong>civil lawsuits.</strong> Many of these were filed in jurisdictions where the subject DOES NOT currently live or work (we take litigation very seriously-the Executive Advantage report uses an individual’s entire address history to develop our searches, not just a current residence), including a $1.2 million dollar loan default.</p>
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<p><strong>Civil Lawsuits: 20% </strong>of subjects were named in <strong>civil lawsuits.</strong> Many of these were filed in jurisdictions where the subject DOES NOT currently live or work (we take litigation very seriously-the Executive Advantage report uses an individual’s entire address history to develop our searches, not just a current residence), including a $1.2 million dollar loan default.</p>
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