According to the results of Actimize's 2007 Employee Fraud survey, which was managed by Infosurv, an independent research company, financial services institutions know that they have a significant and growing problem with employee fraud and are not fully prepared to handle the threat as attacks from organized crime, dissatisfied staff and financially distressed employees become more sophisticated.

The responsibility to investigate employee fraud varies greatly across organizations, as does the availability of crime-fighting tools to fraud analysts and investigators. While protecting customers and the reputations of the firms are a top priority for organizations, most are not yet using automated detection technologies to defend themselves.