Fraud Readiness Assessment
A structured self-assessment that produces a private readiness Snapshot, with the option of fuller analysis, formal reporting, prioritisation and advisory support.
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MK's work is organised into four capabilities, but the capability names are only the entry points. The named service lines underneath them include fraud readiness, strategy and programme design, fraud awareness and training, internal and employee fraud controls, supplier and third-party fraud risk, digital and cyber-enabled fraud risk, AI-enabled fraud readiness, detection and threat intelligence.
Where are we exposed, and how would we know?
We establish where fraud exposure genuinely sits, how the current control environment performs against it and where the organisation’s view of itself diverges from operating reality.
A structured self-assessment that produces a private readiness Snapshot, with the option of fuller analysis, formal reporting, prioritisation and advisory support.
View Fraud Readiness AssessmentA practitioner-led diagnostic of where fraud risk exists, how it manifests in real workflows and why existing controls are being missed, bypassed or outgrown.
A focused review of delegated authority, privileged access, manual overrides, conflicts, collusion exposure and the controls intended to prevent or detect employee-enabled fraud.
A fraud-focused review of supplier onboarding, due diligence, procurement, bank-detail changes, invoice manipulation, conflicts of interest, intermediaries and outsourced processes.
A fraud-focused review of digital journeys, identity proofing, account takeover, phishing, social engineering, impersonation and technology-enabled deception. This is not a penetration test or general cybersecurity assessment.
Specialist advisory on how deepfakes, voice cloning, synthetic identities, generated documents, AI-assisted social engineering and emerging agentic fraud change existing control assumptions.
View AI-Enabled Fraud ReadinessA diagnostic and advisory capability, not a forensic investigation or regulatory audit opinion.
What should the fraud programme and its accountabilities look like?
We design the fraud strategy, operating model, ownership, controls and governance needed to prevent, detect and respond to fraud coherently across the organisation.
Fraud strategy, programme scope, priorities and operating logic designed around the organisation’s actual risk profile and operating model.
Roles, decision rights, ownership, governance forums, reporting cadence and escalation pathways that make fraud risk governable across functional boundaries.
Preventive and detective controls around delegated authority, privileged access, overrides, sensitive transactions, conflicts, collusion and employee-enabled fraud.
Control design for supplier onboarding, due diligence, procurement, payment changes, invoice validation, conflicts, intermediaries and outsourced processes.
Fraud control design for identity, authentication, account takeover, impersonation, social engineering and digital decision journeys, without presenting MK as a general cybersecurity provider.
How do operational decision-makers recognise and act on fraud risk?
We equip frontline staff, managers and executives with the judgement, awareness and practical guidance required to recognise fraud and act correctly at the point where decisions are made.
Role-specific fraud training built around real operating decisions, relevant fraud scenarios and the behaviours that prevent weak controls from becoming incidents.
Practical guidance for buyers, finance teams, branch or field managers, contact-centre teams, onboarding staff and other roles that make fraud-relevant decisions.
Focused sessions that help leadership understand the organisation’s exposure, governance responsibilities, emerging fraud methods and the management decisions required.
Practical preparation for synthetic voice, video, correspondence, documents and other AI-enabled deception, with verification and escalation guidance for high-consequence decisions.
What tells us when our exposure has changed?
We help organisations keep fraud visible between incidents by strengthening detection, management information and the interpretation of changing external fraud threats.
Indicators, thresholds, monitoring logic and escalation routes designed around the fraud risks that matter in the operating environment.
Ongoing interpretation of fraud-enabling threats relevant to the organisation, translated into operational implications rather than delivered as a generic intelligence feed.
Management and board information designed to show exposure, control performance, incidents, emerging pressure and where intervention is required.
Monitoring and advisory support focused on changes in digital fraud, identity misuse, account takeover, impersonation, synthetic content and other emerging methods.
Investigation support
MK can help frame the fraud problem, preserve the management view of what is known, identify the control questions that need to be answered and support the organisation's response.
Where formal investigative or forensic work is required, that work is delivered through specialist investigative partners. This keeps the scope clear: MK remains the fraud strategy and risk adviser while the formal investigation is carried out by the appropriately qualified specialist.
You do not need to begin with Fraud Readiness. Describe the problem in front of you - training, internal fraud, supplier risk, digital or cyber-enabled fraud, AI-enabled fraud, controls, monitoring or something broader - and MK can suggest the sensible point of entry.
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