Lauth Investigations International: Your Trusted Partner in Corporate and Workplace Investigations

Is your business truly protected against the unseen risks that could jeopardize its success? In a world where threats evolve faster than ever—be it digital vulnerabilities, workplace misconduct, or financial fraud—staying ahead requires more than vigilance. It demands innovative solutions designed to safeguard your organization from the inside out.  Your business must detect, prevent, and […]

Virtual Kidnapping incidents on the rise

You receive a phone call and hear the voice of someone you don’t recognize. They tell you they have your child and will kill them unless you pay a ransom – they direct you not to call police or you will never see your child again. What would you do? You tell the person on […]

Protecting Your Child from Predators

How easy would it be to kidnap a child in a crowded place? Maybe the park, walking home from school or even sleeping in their own bedroom. Over again, we see parents of missing children making pleas for the safe return of their children on the news. We see the Amber Alerts and Facebook posts […]

BACKGROUND CHECKS

Rooting Out Thieves in the Workplace  Most of us have dealt with a thief during our lifetime. Devious and sneaky, some thieves behave as if stealing is an art. It is usually a theft exposing them; however, many times, they can strike numerous times before getting caught. When theft happens in the workplace, it can […]

Virtual Kidnapping Scams

By: Kym Pasqualini, Lauth Investigations Feature Crime Writer You receive a phone call and hear the voice of someone you don’t recognize. They tell you they have your child and will kill them unless you pay a ransom. They direct you not to call police or you will never see your child again. What would […]

Caveat Emptor

From Latin, it means “buyer beware.” It’s a phrase that conjures scenes from the famous tale of “Jack and the Beanstalk.” Young Jack’s mother, filled with shame and frustration, regrets sending her son to market after finding out he’d sold their most valuable possession—their cow—for a handful of beans. Jack’s mother feared her son had […]

Intelligence in Business (OSINT)

By: Kym Pasqualini, Feature Crime Writer for Lauth Investigations Open-source intelligence (OSINT) is the collection of data from publicly available sources to be used in the context of intelligence. Within the intelligence world, the term “open” refers to overt, meaning sources available publicly, opposed to clandestine or covert sources. OSINT is not a new concept. […]

CAN HACKING BE ETHICAL?

Written By: Kym Pasqualini, Feature Crime Writer for Lauth Investigations The word “hacking” almost always has negative connotations. It seems the mention of Chinese hacking, Russian hacking, or DNC hacking receives constant mention in our 24-hour news cycle. Ethical hacking is also referred to as penetration testing, intrusion testing and red teaming, coined by the […]

MOLES IN THE WORKPLACE

Written By: Kym Pasqualini, Feature Crime Writer for Lauth Investigations When we think of a spy, given the national news cycle, it may conjure up thoughts of Russians or the Chinese who have been long known for hacking and espionage. However, even more common, but much less talked about, is the business mole, and almost […]

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