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Crimes of Financial Passion is an incredible supplement put out by the world’s largest privately-owned software company based here in the Triangle. A global leader in the analytics space, SAS now has given us insights from the world’s top financial crime experts on how high-tech practices can beat enterprise fraudsters at their own game.

Contributors include Bank of America’s former head of corporate security Chris Swecker; the FBI’s chief of financial crimes Sharon Ormsby; David Stewart, SAS’ financial crimes and compliance director; Ellen Joyner-Roberson, SAS’ global financial services marketing manager; and Dan Barta, former special agent member of the Bank Fraud Task Force with the FBI in Dallas and currently responsible for development/delivery of SAS’ enterprise fraud program.

And, as a contributor myself, it should be known extensive research went into creating this report and covers all spectrums of financial crimes – from internal fraud, social network analysis and silo busting, to detecting terrorist financing, case studies, and how to measure your success. It honestly covers it all.

Although this report at first glance seems to be targeted to just techies, it isn’t.

Little “Did You Know” facts  on how to better protect yourself and/or your business are a nice add plus it provides significant resources, best practices, and clarification on laws that many of you will be surprised to learn about.

This, from an average citizen perspective, goes way more in-depth than just simply protecting your identity. Those who actually work in the financial services industry – especially in technology – will absolutely cherish this piece.

Financial innovation has changed the business of banking and our reliance on the financial services industry. Along those lines, the world has not seen a more sophisticated criminal, and the velocity of financial attacks today is unparalleled.

Combining the early generation of fraud-fighting tools with advanced analytics and adaptive optimization gives the financial services industry the opportunity to gain ground in the fraud race. But, the weapons are only as good as the data.

And, the world’s best at analyzing data is right in our backyard. Kudos to SAS for creating and releasing this report.

I encourage you to download or pick up a copy. Within the 33 pages, fraud experts and global thought leaders touch on key elements to financial crimes that will help you to properly fight your own battle.

Even if you don’t work in the in the financial services industry, it’s still worth the read.