Not every crime involves something as dramatic as armed robbery, arson or burglary. There are plenty of other ways your organization could experience violations — both from inside your group and outside. Three of the most common “financial crimes” are embezzlement, identity theft and cybercrime.
Church Mutual works with many organizations to help protect them from these types of crimes. Here’s some information about how you could be at risk — and what you can do to stop such a crime before it happens.
Embezzlement
No one wants to believe someone they entrusted with handling their organization’s funds would betray that trust. But, according to the National White Collar Crime Center, employee theft and embezzlement cost organizations $400 billion per year. Here are some steps you can take to avoid this serious problem:
Identity theft
Any organization that collects people’s personal information — including their birth dates, social security numbers and credit card information — should take great care to protect that information. According to the 2019 Identity Theft Study from Javelin Strategy & Research, 14.4 million consumers were victims of identity theft in 2018. Take these steps to protect your information:
Other types of cybercrime
Identity theft is one type of cybercrime, but there are many others, including phishing scams and cyberstalking. You do not want to make it easy for criminals to gain access to information about your organization or the people in your organization through your computers. Here’s how you can lower your risk for cybercrime:
For safety information, resources and more focused on securing your organization and preventing crime, visit churchmutual.com/security.