This month we review Due Diligence’s Cyber Investigation report from CI.  CI’s Cyber
Investigation can be a valuable component of a background investigation.  This inquiry can
help verify applicant supplied information by comparing resumes, applications and consent
forms with an applicant’s online presence.  Reviewing an applicant’s online presence can be a
tool for screening out undesirables early in the hiring process or simply getting a better picture
of who an applicant is beyond a resume.      

CI’s Cyber Investigation includes a review of an applicant’s online presence including
MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn and Plaxo as well as many other social and professional
networking sites and employment databases.  CI’s Cyber Investigation also includes a review of
archived or “cached” web pages.  

CI searched national job search sites Careerbuilder.com, Monster.com as well as local job sites
CapitalAreaHelpWanted.com and Propelity.com.  CI found a resume posted by Due on Monster.
com.  This resume showed Due used an alternate e-mail address other than the primary one
he provided on his application.  CI searched for profiles linked to this e-mail address and
uncovered a MySpace profile under Bad Diligence.  Bad Diligence appears to be an aliase
used by Due Diligence.  This was determined through the photographs posted as well as
matching school and company data.  

Bad’s web presence shows that he has a strong interest in the use of illegal drugs.  There are
several movie quotes in reference to these activities as well as pictures posted of potential
drug use.

In Bad Diligence’s MySpace blog, he has bad mouthed his supervisors, co-workers and
employers.  Bad Diligence has joined MySpace groups related to marijuana,
methamphetamines and other drug use in general.

CI also searched several employment databases based on social security number.  This
search uncovered an extensive history of employment that includes undisclosed employers
and brief tenures.  

View CI’s complete Cyber Investigation report on Due Diligence here:
http://www.commercialinvestigationsllc.com/DueDiligenceCyberInvestigationSampleReport.pdf

See the links to the right to view Due’s online pages and see if you can spot the
inconsistencies and incriminating data he has posted.  
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CYBER INVESTIGATION REPORT
DATE:  MAY 2007
MR. BAD DILIGENCE