Splunk Publishes Guide to Spot Remote Work Fraud in Organizations

Splunk today unveiled a comprehensive guide designed to empower security teams to detect Remote Employment Fraud (REF) during the critical onboarding phase—when imposters have already passed through HR vetting and background checks and gained network access.

Building on the inaugural blog, “Imposters at the Gate: Spotting Remote Employment Fraud Before It Crosses the Wire,” this second installment dives into the technical indicators that reveal fraudulent actors once they’re inside your infrastructure.

Armed with actionable Splunk queries and integrations, organizations can now bolster defenses at the final frontier of REF: the post-hire environment.

A deceptively simple process—shipping a corporate laptop—can expose REF actors. Fraudsters frequently request delivery to locales that don’t match their stated home address, offering elaborate excuses like medical emergencies or temporary relocations to mask the discrepancy.

While individual instances may be innocuous, Splunk demonstrates how correlating applicant tracking data with ...