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Volume 342, Issue 5 · 6 articles
Research on underground forums shows criminals recruiting insiders to sell account resets, lookups, SIM swaps and shipment changes.
An Intel 471 report analyzing 85 underground records found recruitment of employees was the most common activity, followed by claims of insider access and advertised insider-enabled services.
Criminals sought staff who could retrieve restricted data, manipulate accounts, facilitate SIM swaps, interfere with shipments or support fraud and extortion, paid brokers to find suitable personnel, and frequently named logistics, telecom, social media and financial firms.
The findings show how routine employee privileges can be turned into services that bypass external security controls.
After reviewing 11 HRIS providers, TechnologyAdvice names Gusto best overall, with BambooHR and GoCo also standing out.
TechnologyAdvice's Robie Ann Ferrer evaluates 11 human resources information systems on HRIS functionality, payroll and benefits, workforce management, reporting, pricing, usability, support and user reviews.
Gusto is the overall best pick, BambooHR excels with employee-first design and GoCo leads in digital recordkeeping, while Rippling and Deel also emerge among the strongest options.
The guide explains how an HRIS centralizes employee data, automates core HR processes and provides self-service tools for staff and HR teams.
TechnologyAdvice compares 15 mobile HR apps and picks five for time off, pay, scheduling and approvals on the go.
Robie Ann Ferrer of TechnologyAdvice reviews the best mobile HR apps for 2026 after comparing 15 options, focusing on apps that let employees and managers handle everyday HR tasks from a phone, such as requesting time off, checking pay, clocking in, reviewing schedules, approving requests and messaging coworkers.
Each of the five picks is assessed on features, pricing and best-fit use case.
The author stresses that the right choice depends on what a team needs to accomplish on mobile.
Despite AI adoption, 51% of HR pros still spend half their week on repetitive admin, an Eagle Hill survey finds.
HR Dive reports on an Eagle Hill Consulting survey of 200 U.S. HR professionals conducted by Ipsos, in which 86% say AI and automation improve results, yet 51% still spend at least half their week on repetitive administrative work and more than three-quarters re-enter the same data in multiple systems.
Some 91% need two or more systems to finish a single task, 68% rely on spreadsheet and manual workarounds, and many cite integration problems and unclear AI outputs.
CEO Melissa Jezior says the issue is work design: technology layered onto disconnected processes cannot fix broken workflows.
Pluralsight research finds skills gaps push most tech projects over budget, with many firms wasting $250,000 or more.
A Pluralsight report finds that most enterprises wasted $250,000 or more last year because workforce skills did not match project goals, and 84% of tech leaders say skills gaps cause projects to run over budget at least some of the time, with cloud, cybersecurity and AI projects most at risk.
More than three-quarters have seen employees earn certifications yet still be unable to apply the skills on the job.
Barriers to upskilling include lack of time, low engagement and weak leadership support, which Pluralsight says executives must address by assessing where gaps exist and investing accordingly.
A tech leader explains how they handled an employee refusing to use AI, while holding them to AI-era benchmarks.
In a CIO.com column, an IT leader recounts a team member who refused to use AI, citing fears of training their replacement, distrust of hallucinating tools that breed complacency, and the environmental strain of data centers.
The author chose not to force adoption but will hold the employee to the same performance benchmarks, which now assume AI productivity gains, and a CNBC and SurveyMonkey poll found 65% of workers have avoided AI over similar concerns.
The piece argues AI has a PR problem leaders must address through transparency and honest dialogue.