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The Threat Hiding in Your Hiring Process: How Fake Remote Workers Get In

BleepingComputer · · International · Surveillance & Civil Liberties

Fake remote workers can exploit gaps between hiring checks, device delivery, and account access to enter organizations under false identities. Specops Software explains how document verification and biometric liveness checks can help organizations confirm that the person receiving access is the legitimate new hire. [...]

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