Why 'fear' is a motivator for unethical behaviour

Fear and embarrassment — rather than lining executive pockets– may be the primary motivating factor for private and public company executives succumbing to financial statement fraud, according to recently published research.

http://daily.financialexecutives.org/fears-impact-on-accounting-fraud-is-actually-kind-of-spooky/?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRokvqzLZKXonjHpfsX%2F7eokWLHr08Yy0EZ5VunJEUWy24YGTtQ%2FcOedCQkZHblFnVgJSq29RawNr6IE

7 of the biggest corporate scandals

Astonishing unethical behaviour from Volkswagen, Enron, Libor and others....http://money.cnn.com/gallery/news/2015/10/14/biggest-corporate-scandals/index.html

Many Australians are guilty of lax behaviour when it comes to protecting themselves online.

Credit information provider Veda, which released its preliminary report on cyber fraud in fiscal 2015 on Wednesday, says reported incidents of credit application fraud rose 13 per cent in 2014/15.

Nearly one in three Australians published their full birth date - a key piece of information in verifying someone's identity - on social networking sites.

Fraudsters are increasingly using stolen or fabricated identities when applying for credit.

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/10/07/more-stolen-ids-used-credit-fraud