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Oct 2024
38m 14s

Due Diligence in the AI Era

The Rich Dad Media Network
About this episode
Join Tom Wheelwright as he discusses how small businesses can better decifer the real from the fake by improving their due diligence in the cyber age with author and CEO, Cynthia Hetherington.

Cynthia Hetherington, MLS, MSM, CFE, CII, OSC is the Founder and CEO of Hetherington Group, a consulting, publishing, managed services, and training firm that leads in due diligence, corporate intelligence, and cyber investigations. Throughout her career, she has assisted clients on thousands of cases using online open sources and databases, as well as executing boots-on-the-ground operations. She provides specialized training for investigative professionals through the OSINT Academy, and has authored many industry-leading books on conducting cyber investigations, including her latest, OSINT: The Authoritative Guide to Due Diligence: Essential Resources for Critical Business Intelligence, 3 rd  Edition. 

In this episode, discover how to build a system that helps you and your business to determine what’s real in our ever-increasing make-believe world.

Order Tom’s book, “The Win-Win Wealth Strategy: 7 Investments the Government Will Pay You to Make” at: https://winwinwealthstrategy.com/


SHOW NOTES:

00:00 – Intro.
05:00 – Open source resources for hiring.
15:00 – Check their reputation.
18:00 – Bring in a specialist.
24:45 – Quickest results.
26:05 – Dealing with fraudsters in your industry.
29:34 – How is AI impacting due diligence.
32:28 – Reputation firm companies.
34:00 – Should I hire a private investigator?


Tom Wheelwright, #CPA is a Best-Selling Author, Entrepreneur & Worldwide Authority on Tax. https://wealthability.com/tom/


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Looking for more on Cynthia Hetherington?

Website: https://hetheringtongroup.com/
Books: “OSINT: The Authoritative Guide to Due Diligence" 3rd Edition



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