Welcome to Hogan Lovells’ The Data Chronicles, brought to you by the firm’s global Privacy and Cybersecurity practice. This multimedia series is dedicated to the ever-changing legal and regulatory developments in the world of data, privacy, and cybersecurity.

This episode of The Data Chronicles focuses on insider threats in the hiring process. Recent reports have highlighted a concerning trend where North Korean nationals seek and sometimes secure jobs in the United States and other Western countries using sophisticated methods to evade sanctions restrictions and potentially steal data. These developments have reignited discussions on how organizations should handle insider threats from sanctioned countries during recruitment. Joining Scott Loughlin are Dan Ongaro, Hogan Lovells senior associate, and Landon Winkelvoss, co-founder of NISOS, a firm specializing in managed intelligence and digital investigations. Together, they share their insights, dissect the complexities of this issue, and propose strategies to enhance organizational security from insider threats, both foreign and domestic.