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SUMMARY:Why Cutting Anti-Fraud Training Now Is Penny-Wise\, Pound-Foolish
DESCRIPTION:If you’ve had a training course cancelled this year because of “no budget\,” you’re not alone — it’s the reason we’re hearing more than any other right now. \nBut here’s the problem: fraudsters don’t answer to a budget committee. While organisations tighten their belts\, criminal networks are investing in AI-generated deepfakes\, automated phishing\, and OSINT tools to target the very gaps that under-resourced teams leave open. \nThis article explains why cutting anti-fraud\, risk\, and audit training now is a penny-wise\, pound-foolish move — and more usefully\, how to reposition your department from a cost centre to a profit centre so that leadership actually approves the budget next time you ask. \n\nWhat’s Inside the Article\n📌 What P&G\, Netflix\, Amazon\, and Lego did differently during the 2008 downturn — and what Coca-Cola’s 2020 ad cut cost them by comparison \n📌 The five categories of financial impact most risk and audit teams already deliver but rarely report \n📌 A one-page ROI summary template your team can use to build the business case for your own training budget \n📌 Two ready-to-use email templates for submitting a training request that leadership will actually take seriously \n\nDownload the Article\n👉 Download the full article here \n\nUpcoming Anti-Fraud Training Course\nProactive OSINT Investigations\n📅 25 – 27 November 2026\n📍 Definitive Conferencing\, Corner of Definitive Lane & Kruin Street\, Harmelia\, Isando\, Gauteng \n👉 Download the Anti-Fraud Training Catalogue \n\nAbout the Author\nMario Fazekas CFE\, LPEC\nOwner — AuditLink Training and Consulting \n📧 mario.fazekas@auditlink.net\n🌐 auditlink.net\n📞 +27 (0) 83 611 0161 \nFeel free to share this article with colleagues who are fighting the same budget battle.
URL:https://defincon.co.za/event/why-cutting-anti-fraud-training-now-is-penny-wise-pound-foolish/
LOCATION:Definitive Conference Center\, ext\, Corner of Definitive Lane &\, Kruin St\, Harmelia\,\, Germiston\, Gauteng\, 1619\, South Africa
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