A DIVERSE BOARD COULD HAVE PROTECTED THERANOS
Elizabeth Holmes was once the shooting star of Silicon Valley. With a lifelong hatred of needles, she set out to turn the world of healthcare on its ear by developing a more efficient and inexpensive way to draw and test blood in order to screen for serious diseases. In a world where access to affordable […]
Why Private Investigators Have an Advantage Over Police
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 […]
SCIENCE OF GENEALOGY DEFROSTS INFAMOUS COLD CASE
SCIENCE OF GENEALOGY DEFROSTS INFAMOUS COLD CASE By Carie McMichael California law enforcement are celebrating a break in a thirty year old cold case this week, as an an arrest has been made in the case of the Golden State Killer. However, the methods investigators used to identify the suspect have civilians debating whether or […]
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 […]
How We Can Return Your Assets to You
By: Kym Pasqualini, Feature Writer for Lauth Investigations Have you ever found a $20 bill in your laundry and felt you just won the lottery? Most people would be ecstatic to realize they forgot to empty their pockets but what happens to money you don’t know exists? Hundreds, maybe thousands of dollars. You may be […]
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 […]