Now, corporates in India go tough to check employee-fraud
By siliconindia news bureau
Friday, 14 May 2010, 08:41 IST
Bangalore: As corporates are get increasingly suspicious of their employees,
now, they are installing surveillance equipments and are hiring detective
agencies to keep an eye on their employees, according to a report by Moinak
Maitra of Economic Times.
A Patni spokesperson, explained how the company has beefed up security with an
extensive network of surveillance cameras, access control measures with shrill
alarms to prevent unauthorized entry, maintenance of daily inventory of
high-value items and awareness programmes with teams on IP and security-related
issues.
The security business is booming, particularly after the downturn. The
employers wants to be doubly sure before trusting their employees. Some
companies deploy a complete one-size-fits-all solution with CCTVs and access
controls linked to payroll. It not only prevents unauthorized entry but also
logs in the time of entry and exit and calculates the number of hours the
employee has put in on the workstation all in full glare of the camera.
Information leaks in highly confidential meetings are common. This is when the
mobile jammers come into the arena. In top secret board meetings, mobile phones
of the participants are jammed to maintain confidentiality. Even the sales
force and service teams are tracked. In some companies employees' emails are
also monitored.
Going by the KPMG Fraud Survey 2010, the heightened sense of security among
companies is justified. Among 1,000 respondents from Indian companies, 45
percent say fraud has increased in their organizations and as much as 81
percent say financial statement fraud is a growing syndrome. The survey also
gives a roadmap for key risk areas in the future - computer-related fraud,
intellectual property theft, bribery and corruption.
"The level of skepticism has gone up post-Satyam and there is leakage in the
whole supply chain side. Corporates want to make the system more efficient,"
said Deepankar Sanwalka, Executive Director-Forensic Services, KPMG and the
architect of the survey.
"Access control devices, CCTVs, intrusion detection systems are all linked to
each other in the control centre and video analytics is woven into modern-day
cameras that can identify the minutest of details in the image and sends out
alarms," explains Gaurav Taneja, Director, Crisis and Security Consulting at
Control Risks.
Though surveillance levels differ depending on occupations within the
workplace, even a well-meaning employee unwittingly comes under the scanner.
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