Summarize the vulnerabilities of different types of companies. What, if anything, surprised you about the areas where companies are most vulnerable? (1-3 paragraphs)

Describe a circumstance from your own experience where you witnessed (or perpetrated?) “ethical fading,” a fraud, or intentional bad act in a business setting that is. Please don’t admit to real crimes – changing names is fine, I don’t want to know! (1-3 paragraphs) If you’ve really led a squeaky-clean life, you may substitute a recent news story.

Who tried to misappropriate what? What was the outcome?

Was there a compliance program in place to prevent the act you witnessed?

Was the compliance program, if any, effective?

What, if anything, did the organization change as a result of this incident?

Suppose your clothing company is rolling out new cash registers and point of sale electronic payment processers at multiple sites across several states in the US. (3-5 paragraphs)

What kind of instructions, guidance, training, or policies would you insist be in place before the transition to protect your company? To protect your customers? To protect your employees?

What additional considerations will you have if your stores are in multiple countries?
What additional considerations will you have if your customers are foreign tourists who may not fluently speak the language of the points of sale? (Think Waikiki!)

Describe the considerations you weigh if you decide to limit the rollout of the improved payment processors to only the US. Why might this be a better idea? What challenges would that pose?