Amazon has enhanced its hiring protocols to thwart North Korean operatives attempting to infiltrate its remote software development roles. Chief Security Officer Steve Schmidt revealed the company has blocked several applications linked to a sophisticated scheme utilizing "laptop farms." The new measures include rigorous "liveness" tests and enhanced monitoring of network traffic. This shift underscores rising geopolitical risks in remote hiring, particularly impacting India's tech sector as it faces similar threats from North Korean agents.
Amazon has enhanced its hiring protocols to thwart North Korean operatives attempting to infiltrate its remote software development roles. Chief Security Officer Steve Schmidt revealed the company has blocked several applications linked to a sophisticated scheme utilizing "laptop farms." The new measures include rigorous "liveness" tests and enhanced monitoring of network traffic. This shift underscores rising geopolitical risks in remote hiring, particularly impacting India's tech sector as it faces similar threats from North Korean agents.