Businesses recruiting IT workers are being warned to hold interviews either via video or in person to beat North Korean scammers posing as fake employees.
Last week, the Guardian reported that the UK is a ‘prime target’ for hoax IT workers, who are hired to work remotely and then channel their wages to Kim Jong-un’s state.
The issue was revealed in a report by Google, which said that one case last year involved a single North Korean scammer posing as at least 12 different individuals.
There had also been instances of fake workers threatening to release sensitive company information after being discovered.
Google advised that conducting interviews on video was one way for businesses to protect themselves – highlighting that the schemes usually break down when hoaxers are asked to go on camera or prove their identity.
Videosign is the platform you need if you want to take your interview security to the next level.
Any video software will allow you to see a face on camera, but our security features step things up several levels.
Using Videosign for recruitment can help you in three key ways:
- Confirming identities using ID verification tools
- Checking for deepfakes to prevent AI-powered scams
- Signing contracts and storing documents easily and securely
Our software gives you access to a variety of ways to confirm that who you’re talking to is real – from use of banking credentials to comparison against a driving licence or passport using facial recognition technology.
The software can also offer ‘liveness detection’ technology to give you confidence that you’re interviewing a real person, not an AI-generated fake candidate.
Once you have confirmed that your candidates are real people, you can conduct your interview via our browser-based meeting software, recording the discussion for future reference.
Interviews complete and deliberations concluded, it’s simple to meet successful candidates again via Videosign to discuss and sign employment contracts and start the onboarding process.
It’s easy to think that you’ll never be targeted by a fake employment scam, but the warnings from Google show that all businesses need to be vigilant.
When a hostile government is actively looking to exploit weaknesses in our recruitment processes, all businesses need to take extra care to prevent costly and time-consuming hoaxes.
There’s no point taking a risk when weak security arrangements could lead to:
- Irrecoverable loss of wages to an oppressive regime
- Loss of sensitive company information
- Wasted time and effort in the recruitment process
Videosign is here to offer you the most secure and user-friendly remote interview solution – get in touch today for a demo and find out how our software can eliminate your recruitment worries.
