Over the last year, I have been providing resources to discover and re-discover topics related to technology. This year has put tremendous emphasis on the use of technology and upping our tech game as fraud examiners. This is the fourth and final part of my tech-focused articles this year on ACFE Insights to help fraud examiners and investigators learn more and dive deeper into the world of tech. By bringing these resources to the community, it can help grow our knowledge base in this area, especially with the exponential growth in online fraud schemes and the increased need for technology-enabled investigations.

If 2020 has taught us anything so far, it’s that technology pervades nearly every sector of our lives. As COVID-19 began to impact daily life worldwide in early 2020, it seemed like everything that could be moved to a tech platform was moved. Terms like “Zoom-bombing” and “video call fatigue” entered our vocabulary. And we saw a massive increase in the number of frauds — cybercriminals and fraudsters were working from home, too. In this third part of four, we cover some of the resources to help make fraud examiners more tech savvy, and gain a deeper appreciation for the technical aspects of our job as fraud fighters.

We as fraud examiners need to consider adding more technology knowledge to our fraud-fighting toolkit as we adapt to the pace of technological change and development. This post explores some free or low-cost training opportunities to help you build your capacity as a fraud examiner. It should be noted that the inclusion of any site is not an endorsement, but rather a suggestion for further review based on individual circumstances.