Deck 11: Surveillance and Undercover Operations

Question 1

Corporations can largely obtain information about each other's business, operations and technology legally through:

A) internet searches
B) the Freedom of Information Act
C) googling
D) asking

Answer 1

B

Question 2

A professional trade association for private investigators is:

A) BCCFCA
B) PIAMBIA
C) NAIS
D) CFEA

Answer 2

C

Question 3

One of the largest contract security investigation companies is:

A) Peel Security Consultants
B) Pinkerton Consulting and Investigation
C) CMP Group
D) 2Cw Consulting Services

Answer 3

B

Question 4

In 2002, as a result of numerous corporate financial scandals in the past decade, congress passed this act to protect investors.

A) Hawes-Cooper Act
B) Little Lindbergh Act
C) Sarbanes-Oxley Act
D) Affirmative Action Act

Question 5

What type of security service is being utilized when the security personnel are not employees of the corporation but provide security for the organization?

A) proprietary
B) contract
C) independent investigators
D) hybrid

Question 6

What type of fraud involves setting up a fake or ghost operation to qualify for card reader installation and use stolen data to make purchases over the Internet?

A) point-of-sale fraud
B) card-not-present fraud
C) e-commerce fraud
D) ATM fraud

Question 7

The Graham-Leach-Bliley Act was passed in 2002 to prohibit any person from _________ financial information by making false statements to a financial institution.

A) keeping
B) embezzling
C) obtaining
D) copying

Question 8

Proprietary investigations by in-house security teams concentrate on background checks, loss prevention, insurance cases, and:

A) external crime investigations
B) escorting of executives
C) credit applications
D) off site investigations

Question 9

What term refers to the practice of obtaining business or technological information through surreptitious means?

A) Industrial Worms
B) Back Door OPS
C) Black OPS
D) Industrial espionage

Question 10

ATM-related credit-card fraud occurs most often when consumers___________ and keep it in their wallet.

A) write down hints to remember
B) write down PIN numbers
C) write down passwords
D) write down checking account numbers

Question 11

When a company goes through a meeting area looking for electronic devices to prevent eavesdropping, the company is:

A) combing
B) sweeping
C) debugging
D) dusting

Question 12

A type of business fraud is the theft of these rights, including counterfeiting, which can cost the company millions of dollars.

A) intellectual property rights
B) patent rights
C) credit card contracts
D) deeds and land titles

Question 13

Private investigatory services are provided in all of the following ways, except for:

A) proprietary
B) contract
C) independent private investigator
D) legislative

Question 14

Most large corporations and businesses use what type of security services?

A) proprietary
B) contract
C) independent investigators
D) hybrid

Question 15

This agency is an excellent source for insurance fraud investigations because it provides investigative services for insurers and law enforcement agencies to stop those committing insurance fraud.

A) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
B) National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB)
C) NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
D) BBB (Better Business Bureau)

Question 16

A private investigator may be hired by a company to conduct what type of investigation, where a client has claimed to be injured by what the company sells?

A) strict liability
B) product liability
C) company liability
D) production liability

Question 17

The computer maker _______ was accused of using illegal methods to obtain phone records of board members.

A) Dell
B) HP
C) Gateway
D) Compaq

Question 18

What term is defined as theft by the intentional use of deceit or trickery?

A) fraud
B) scam
C) collusion
D) embezzlement

Question 19

The Insurance Information Institute allows consumers to obtain information on:

A) proprietary investigators
B) various types of insurance
C) customers
D) transport drivers

Question 20

Companies employ ______ in an attempt to prevent and thwart hostile espionage?

A) counterespionage
B) subterfuge
C) surveillance
D) sabotage

Question 21

Special investigative units (SIU's) have been established by the FBI to investigate fraud.

Question 22

ASIS offers professional certification and credentialing for private investigators through its Crime and Loss Prevention Program.

Question 23

In vehicle accident cases the investigators are trained to conduct accident reconstruction to aid their clients.

Question 24

What is the form of trickery in which an individual calls a bank or phone company and claim to be the customer whose records they are seeking?

A) snooping
B) pretexting
C) subterfuge
D) scamming

Question 25

__________________ investigations are a major portion of private sector investigations, which typically include medical issues or losses.

Question 26

A method of thwarting espionage is _________ any locations where important meetings and discussions are held.

Question 27

Security professionals report that _____________ thieves have become easier to catch through modern technology.

Question 28

Very often private sector investigators are hired by companies as consultants for their company's security procedures and plans.

Question 29

Investigators are hired to find people who are missing, have dropped out of sight or are trying to hide.

Question 30

______________ crimes are various crimes committed by corporations or their employees for the benefit of the corporation.

Question 31

Private sector investigators can assist financial organizations by providing investigations such as due diligence investigations that investigate companies with whom they are contemplating doing business.

Question 32

Most large corporations and businesses contract out their security services because it is cost effective.

Question 33

_________________ fraud is a major problem and can be committed by the health care provider, patient, or both, which makes investigating difficult.

Question 34

Private persons or corporations that provide detective or computerized databases to private sector investigators are called:

A) databanks
B) information brokers
C) squirrels
D) vaults

Question 35

One of the largest contracting security investigation companies is Pinkerton Consulting and Investigation.

Question 36

Most private investigators are required to be licensed by the federal government.

Question 37

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants maintains:

A) a credit-card database
B) financial controls
C) auditing standards
D) undercover investigators

Question 38

One ruse used to obtain information is to send an individual a check for a small rebate from a dummy company.When the individual cashes the check the sender then has the bank account information.This is known as a:

A) trojan check
B) italian job
C) ghost check
D) transparent check

Question 39

The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act was passed by congress in 2002 to ________________ any person from obtaining financial information by making false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements to a bank or other financial institution.

A) allow
B) prohibit
C) inform on
D) deter

Question 40

Most proprietary security investigations are conducted by contract security firms.

Question 41

Credit card fraud is a major problem for security investigators.There are basic types of credit card fraud.List and discuss these types of frauds.

Question 42

The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act prohibits any person from obtaining _________ information they should not have access to.

Question 43

List and discuss the duties performed by proprietary and contract investigations.

Question 44

Many companies have developed specific measures to prevent employee theft.Discuss these measures.

Question 45

In 2006, the computer maker Hewlett-Packard (HP) was accused of using illegal methods to obtain phone records of board members, journalists, and others in order to investigate leaks of confidential information by corporate board members about the company's corporate strategy.Among the major issues discovered was the use of _______________ by investigators, to obtain calling records from a phone company.

Question 46

Industrial espionage has become a fact of life in the business world.Discuss several ways in which industrial espionage can be accomplished, and ways to combat it.

Question 47

The Federal Trade Commission was the agency initially given the responsibility to monitor and screen websites for offers to obtain _____________ information.

Question 48

__________ has a multibillion dollar counterfeiting industry consisting of high-margin but relatively low-tech products.

Question 49

List some additional duties that are performed by private security investigations beyond background or pre-employment.

Question 50

The _______________ has become a valuable tool for the investigator by giving them access to various records, which previously would have been difficult to obtain.