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3 days ago
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Andersen Consulting Expands Risk Management Capabilities Through Nisos
By Business Wire India Published on August 16, 2025, 12:30 IST Business Wire India Andersen Consulting strengthens its capabilities through a Collaboration Agreement with Nisos, a U.S.-based human risk management firm that delivers intelligence-led solutions to identify and mitigate emerging threats targeting people, operations, and organizational integrity. Founded in 2015, Nisos specializes in human risk management, offering a suite of services that includes insider threat intelligence, executive digital protection, employment fraud protection, third-party assessments, event-driven investigations, and threat monitoring. The firm's open-source intelligence solutions identify adversarial behavior and deliver actionable insights through a combination of white-glove services and proprietary human risk management platform, Ascend. 'Nisos was founded on the belief that human-driven threats require tailored, intelligence-led solutions,' said CEO of Nisos Ryan LaSalle. 'Our team brings together expertise from national security, law enforcement, and private sector intelligence to surface risks before they escalate. Becoming a collaborating firm of Andersen Consulting allows us to continue empowering organizations to act decisively in the face of emerging human risk, and protect their people and business at scale.' 'Nisos offers a depth of experience in threat attribution and human risk intelligence that is rare in the market,' said Mark L. Vorsatz, global chairman and CEO of Andersen. 'Their approach enhances our ability to support clients navigating security, legal, and reputational risks with precision and speed, adding a valuable layer of insight to our global consulting platform.' Andersen Consulting is a global consulting practice providing a comprehensive suite of services spanning corporate strategy, business, technology, and AI transformation, as well as human capital solutions. Andersen Consulting integrates with the multidimensional service model of Andersen Global, delivering world-class consulting, tax, legal, valuation, global mobility, and advisory expertise on a global platform with more than 20,000 professionals worldwide and a presence in over 500 locations through its member firms and collaborating firms. Andersen Consulting Holdings LP is a limited partnership and provides consulting solutions through its member firms and collaborating firms around the world. View source version on Disclaimer: The above press release comes to you under an arrangement with Business Wire India. Business Upturn take no editorial responsibility for the same. Ahmedabad Plane Crash Business Wire India, established in 2002, India's premier media distribution company ensures guaranteed media coverage through its network of 30+ cities and top news agencies.
Business Wire
5 days ago
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Andersen Consulting Expands Risk Management Capabilities Through Nisos
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Andersen Consulting strengthens its capabilities through a Collaboration Agreement with Nisos, a U.S.-based human risk management firm that delivers intelligence-led solutions to identify and mitigate emerging threats targeting people, operations, and organizational integrity. Founded in 2015, Nisos specializes in human risk management, offering a suite of services that includes insider threat intelligence, executive digital protection, employment fraud protection, third-party assessments, event-driven investigations, and threat monitoring. The firm's open-source intelligence solutions identify adversarial behavior and deliver actionable insights through a combination of white-glove services and proprietary human risk management platform, Ascend. 'Nisos was founded on the belief that human-driven threats require tailored, intelligence-led solutions,' said CEO of Nisos Ryan LaSalle. 'Our team brings together expertise from national security, law enforcement, and private sector intelligence to surface risks before they escalate. Becoming a collaborating firm of Andersen Consulting allows us to continue empowering organizations to act decisively in the face of emerging human risk, and protect their people and business at scale.' 'Nisos offers a depth of experience in threat attribution and human risk intelligence that is rare in the market,' said Mark L. Vorsatz, global chairman and CEO of Andersen. 'Their approach enhances our ability to support clients navigating security, legal, and reputational risks with precision and speed, adding a valuable layer of insight to our global consulting platform.' Andersen Consulting is a global consulting practice providing a comprehensive suite of services spanning corporate strategy, business, technology, and AI transformation, as well as human capital solutions. Andersen Consulting integrates with the multidimensional service model of Andersen Global, delivering world-class consulting, tax, legal, valuation, global mobility, and advisory expertise on a global platform with more than 20,000 professionals worldwide and a presence in over 500 locations through its member firms and collaborating firms. Andersen Consulting Holdings LP is a limited partnership and provides consulting solutions through its member firms and collaborating firms around the world.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Nisos Research Finds North Korean IT Workers Set Up Fake Software Company to Gain Employment
Company Shares Latest Developments in DPRK-Driven Employment Fraud Campaign, Following Disclosure of False Identities, Use of GitHub and AI Deepfakes ARLINGTON, Va., May 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Nisos, the human risk management company, today shared a new set of findings from its years of research into North Korean-led employment fraud efforts: that DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)-affiliated IT workers appear to be setting up fake freelance software development companies to gain freelancer work. The findings are available in the company's newest research report, entitled "Saja DPRK Employment Scam Network." Nisos researchers uncovered an IT worker employment scam network where DPRK-affiliated individuals are posing as Polish and U.S. nationals, with the goal of obtaining employment in remote engineering and full-stack blockchain developer roles. Members of the network are using GitHub accounts, portfolio websites, and freelancer accounts - and have gone to the extreme of establishing a global freelance software development company, Inspiration With Digital Living (IWDL), aimed at tricking companies into hiring them for full-time remote positions and project-based freelance jobs. "This is a natural evolution of the DPRK-connected threat actors' efforts to gain employment as IT workers across the globe. As they escalate their tactics to fabricate strong, hard-to-question backstories and employment histories for themselves, establishing a fake freelance software development company seems like the next logical step," said Ryan LaSalle, CEO of Nisos. As a part of its research, Nisos identified the following tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) that are commonly attributed to DPRK employment fraud actors, spread across GitHub accounts, portfolio websites, and IWDL's website: GitHub accounts exhibited an unusual consistency in avatars, in this case many displayed similar lion-themed pictures Personas within the network used similar email addresses, which frequently included the word "century" in their contact information Portfolio websites exhibited an unusual consistency, suggesting that they were created from the same template with identical information The same threat actor had accounts in different names attempting to gain employment Profile photos were digitally manipulated. Threat actors' faces were often pasted on top of stock photos The same persona was reused by different threat actors For access to all of Nisos' research into North Korean-led employment fraud research reports over the past two years, click here: Additional Findings of NoteDPRK-connected IT workers go to these great lengths to gain employment for several potential reasons. They could be looking to infiltrate a company to steal information or data, or to use it as a stepping stone to reach into other companies it may be connected to. Most often, however, the goal is to simply gain employment and earn money. Many have been found to gain employment at several companies at the same time, tweaking their personas and backgrounds as they go. In this most recent research, Nisos found that worker portfolios on websites such as GitHub often contained fake testimonials from other personas included within the network. Some of these personas included the names Kornel Dudek, Fred Rowe, Juan Pablo Torres, and Thomas Richard. Nisos also identified one threat actor who is likely the operator of four different personas aiming to obtain remote work. There were different digitally enhanced photographs of the same individual, who claimed to be four different people located in Poland and the United States at the same time. "Organizations across the globe need to understand just how much of a threat these employment fraud efforts are," added LaSalle. "Not only is critical company and employee information put at risk, but organizations are opening themselves up to attacks. Employing these individuals is also often in violation of government regulations and sanctions - and no company wants to be secretly funding the North Korean regime." Years of Insights into North Korean Employment FraudDPRK-connected IT workers have a long history of misrepresenting themselves using false credentials and identities to gain employment. Fake identities can be created using AI and deepfake technology, and, when combined with common tactics, can be difficult to uncover. Since 2023, Nisos has been researching the mature, recurring - and escalating - campaign of employment fraud conducted by individuals from the DPRK. Nisos' human risk management solutions help companies verify identities, scrutinize candidate backgrounds, and monitor employees for potential risk factors, reducing the likelihood of hiring individuals who might compromise security or act against company interests. To download the full "Saja DPRK Employment Scam Network" report, click here. For more on how Nisos can help your organization identify DPRK-related fraud and prevent it in the future, click here. About NisosNisos is the human risk management company specializing in unmasking threats before they escalate. The company is a trusted advisor, operating as an extension of security, intelligence, legal, and human resource teams to protect their people and business. Nisos' intelligence-led solutions help enterprises make critical decisions, manage human risk, and drive real world consequences for digital threats. For more information, please visit: Media Contact: Jeff DrewGuyer Group for Nisos617.233.5109nisos@ View original content: SOURCE Nisos Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
