Specops Secure Onboarding, a new identity-security software product designed to reduce risk in the employee onboarding process, is now available. The new tool can provide end-user identity verification at key stages of the new-hire process, including first-password creation, account access and service-desk contact. The launch comes as identity risk increasingly intersects with hiring and onboarding. The 2026 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report highlights North Korean IT worker schemes that used stolen identities and regionally hosted laptop farms to acquire jobs, estimating that these operations leveraged 15,000 possible stolen identities. Sift reports that AI now assists more than 82% of phishing emails, highlighting the growing role of AI in scalable social engineering.