Forensic Technology Solutions

Every third Czech company experienced fraud. Are you in the lucky two thirds?

The average cost of a fraud in the procurement chain is USD 200 000. How is it possible? Fraud usually lasts for years without being discovered and the loss which occurred could be quite high. The proactive PwC solution – Procurement Health Check – can discover suspicious behavior among vendors before fraud can actually happen.

If you suspect fraud inside the company but do not know where to start or you are buying a company and want to see what is inside, the PwC Procurement Health Check will discover the full scope of the problem. An early, quick, automated and thorough check as offered by the PwC proactive solution significantly reduces the loss caused by the fraud discovered.

Honest entrepreneurs become victims of VAT fraud and could end up being prosecuted by tax authorities.

EU countries lose billions of EUR every year to VAT fraud. In order to crack down on this fraud, tax authorities verify whether the entrepreneurs involved in VAT fraud have exercised due care and diligence. Even if a company has paid taxes and possesses all the relevant supporting documentation, it might not be sufficient in VAT settlement as the company might be prosecuted due to misbehavior by its business partners.

Screen you vendors with the proactive PWC solution VAT Tool.

Today, the types of goods used to commit VAT fraud have changed and keep changing and include all sorts of goods from agricultural and food products (citrus fruits, cereals, vegetable oils) to clothing, manufacturing products or electrical energy. VAT Tool, the PwC proactive solution, allows you to determine the risk of each potential vendor in the CEE region based on multiple governmental and private sources.

Do you know where your personal is data stored?

GDPR is bringing new legislation and strong data protection regulation. The first step on the way to compliance and to avoiding a potential 4 % turnout fine is to understand the problem. You also need to know where your data is and what needs to be done with it. The proactive PwC solution finds your personal data and guides you through the compliance process.

New rules regarding the rights of the data subject and obligations of the administrator will come into force on May 27th. The proactive PwC solution focusing on GDPR compliance will guide you through the changes to the legislation and allow you to be ahead of your competitors in the new era of personal data protection.

Would you leave your valuables unattended?

With the new GDPR rules, data protection and leak prevention are receiving understandable attention. Your competition is always one step ahead. If your employees are leaving the company, outside vendors or consultants have access to your data or it’s not clear where sensitive data resides, your concern should be raised. The PwC proactive solution is here to guide you through rough times in the following areas:
 

• Data leak investigation. Our Forensic Services practice helps clients identify areas where sensitive data was transferred out of the organization.
• Assistance with data breach response and cybercrime. Our technical teams rapidly respond to data breaches throughout the world by helping our clients identify the source, location and nature of the breach; quantify and mitigate the associated losses; and remediate known vulnerabilities to minimize future occurrences.
• Information risk management. Prevent the problems form occurring again in the future. We assist clients to increase awareness of the importance of information security to ensure that employees are the first line of defense.

You didn’t burn after reading? Then we will find the letter.

Phone and computer forensics is the cornerstone of the Forensic Technology Solutions department of PwC. Our forensic experts are trained in forensic acquisition and analysis of electronic evidence and are equipped with the most cutting-edge tools and technology.