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Podcast: Business of Tech: Daily 10-Minute IT Services Insights
Episode: N Korean IT Hires, Crowdstrike Testimony, AI Compliance, and Mobile Voting
Description: We start with a troubling report revealing that numerous Fortune 100 companies have unknowingly hired North Korean IT workers using fake identities. These workers, often based in China or Russia, have gained access to sensitive systems, raising significant concerns about potential cyber attacks. The episode emphasizes the urgent need for companies to adopt stricter hiring practices, including thorough background checks and identity verification, as U.S. law enforcement takes action against those facilitating this scheme.The episode also covers CrowdStrike's recent testimony before Congress following a significant outage that was not attributed to a cyber attack. Senior Vice...