Security How to defend against recruitment as the attack surface New hires, especially coders with deep access to vulnerable systems, remain a prime vulnerability. Exploited mostly by North Korea – for now. Phillip de Wet Mar 16, 2026 - 4 min read Photo by Andrea De Santis on Unsplash Get the full story: Subscribe for free Join peers managing over $100 billion in annual IT spend and subscribe to unlock full access to The Stack’s analysis and events. Subscribe now Already a member? Sign in