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New capability addresses the growing threat of North Korean IT workers infiltrating western companiesSALT LAKE CITY, May 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Strider Technologies, Inc. the leading provider of strategic intelligence, today announced the launch of its latest innovation: Falsified Resume Screening. This advanced capability enables organizations to proactively verify remote job applicants' identities, reducing insider threats and protecting them from unwittingly hiring individuals linked to nation-state adversaries, such as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)."Western businesses risk major financial losses, intellectual property theft, data breaches, and reputational damages if they hire any fraudulent worker—but the risks are especially great if they hire an individual from the DPRK," said Greg Levesque, CEO and Co-Founder of Strider. "Government entities can alert companies to these threats, but leaders are often left to figure out how to protect their workforce alone. Strider's new screening capability meets this challenge head-on, combining cutting-edge intelligence analytics with a client-first approach to safeguarding sensitive roles and maintaining workforce fidelity."In an era when fraudulent remote workers increasingly use sophisticated tactics to bypass hiring defenses, Strider's intelligence-driven solution automates the resume screening process—giving hiring and security teams a trusted, scalable way to vet candidates without overwhelming manual effort.Key Capabilities of Falsified Resume Screening:Automated Resume Verification: Using multiple data signals—such as emails, phone numbers, employment histories, and proprietary data signals—Strider identifies hidden connections, inconsistencies, and fraud indicators within applicant profiles.Using multiple data signals—such as emails, phone numbers, employment histories, and proprietary data signals—Strider identifies hidden connections, inconsistencies, and indicators within applicant profiles. Proactive Threat Detection: Backed by Strider's geopolitical and counterintelligence expertise, the capability is continually updated to stay ahead of emerging threat patterns and methods used by fraudulent actors.Backed by Strider's geopolitical and counterintelligence expertise, the capability is continually updated to stay ahead of emerging threat patterns and methods used by fraudulent actors

Research uncovered 35 companies based in the People's Republic of China that may be helping generate illicit revenue for the DPRK governmentSALT LAKE CITY, May 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Strider Technologies, Inc. ("Strider"), the leading provider of strategic intelligence, today published a new report describing how North Korean actors, often with the support of entities within the People's Republic of China, work to penetrate digital workforces of Western organizations to access sensitive data, advance geopolitical goals, and generate and launder illicit proceeds.Strider's report—Inside the Shadow Network: North Korean IT Workers and Their PRC Backers—lays out the role PRC-based entities play in these DPRK operations, which often involve facilitators and front companies based in China. These intermediaries are crucial in enabling the DPRK's use of digital platforms, payment systems, and employment marketplaces, creating a cross-border infrastructure that helps obscure the origins of the workers and facilitates the laundering of illicit proceeds.Strider identified a PRC-affiliated front company that has been sanctioned by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for shipping IT equipment to Department 53 of The DPRK's Ministry of The People's Armed Forces. Department 53 is a weapons-trading entity subordinate to North Korea's Ministry of National Defense that is reportedly involved in selling advanced conventional weapons and military-grade communications equipment and generating revenue through front companies in various sectors, including IT and software development.Further investigation into that OFAC-sanctioned company uncovered a shadow network of 35 other PRC-based companies that are linked to it through organizational and personal connections. These 35 affiliated companies could also be materially supporting Department 53."North Korean actors, often posing as freelance developers or engineers, are engaged in a coordinated DPRK campaign to infiltrate Western organizations and generate desperately needed revenue," said Greg Levesque, CEO and Co-Founder of Strider

Strategic intelligence firm ranked in the top ten for most innovative security companySALT LAKE CITY, March 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Strider Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of strategic intelligence, has been named to Fast Company's prestigious list of the World's Most Innovative Companies for 2025.Fast Company recognized Strider as the #6 most innovative security company in the world for delivering cutting-edge strategic intelligence solutions that empower organizations–across industry, government, and academia–to safeguard their people, technology, and supply chain networks from state-sponsored threats.The magazine's 2025 list shines a spotlight on businesses shaping industry and culture through their innovations to set new standards and achieve remarkable milestones in all sectors of the economy. Fast Company recognizes the World's 50 Most Innovative Companies, along with 609 organizations across 58 sectors and regions."Organizations across industry and academia are facing persistent nation-state threats as they join governments on the frontlines of a new geopolitical battlefield," said Greg Levesque, CEO & Co-Founder of Strider. "At Strider, our mission is to protect the ideals and innovations of the free world. It is an honor for our company to be recognized by Fast Company for delivering strategic intelligence solutions that help organizations around the world secure their most critical assets. As we devote ourselves to safeguarding the innovation of others, our team at Strider also continues to innovate so we can further leverage the power of open-source data and AI to expand the capabilities and insights of our global intelligence platform.""Our list of the Most Innovative Companies offers both a comprehensive look at innovation today and a playbook for the future," said Fast Company editor-in-chief Brendan Vaughan. "This year, we recognize companies that are harnessing AI in deep and meaningful ways, brands that are turning customers into superfans by overdelivering for them, and challengers that are introducing bold ideas and vital competition to their industries