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    The Clock Is Running: NIS2 and ZKI Deadlines for 2026 and 2027
    For most Czech NIS2 entities, year one ends in December 2026, and listed critical infrastructure entities are already on the clock. The deadlines, the supplier obligations, and the screening evidence to have ready.
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  • The Clock Is Running: NIS2 and ZKI Deadlines for 2026 and 2027
    The Clock Is Running: NIS2 and ZKI Deadlines for 2026 and 2027
    For most Czech NIS2 entities, year one ends in December 2026, and listed critical infrastructure entities are already on the clock. The deadlines, the supplier obligations, and the screening evidence to have ready.
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  • Scaut partners with Trinsic, combining next-generation software platforms to protect Europe against fraud
    Scaut partners with Trinsic, combining next-generation software platforms to protect Europe against fraud.
    Scaut partners with Trinsic to bring advanced digital ID verification to screening, stopping hiring fraud at the source.
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  • NIS2 and ZKI: When Background Screening Became a Legal Obligation
    NIS2 and ZKI: When Background Screening Became a Legal Obligation
    NIS2 and ZKI have made background screening a legal requirement for regulated entities. Understand what compliance demands, who is affected, and the enforcement consequences of inaction.
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  • The Contractor in Your Network: Why Third-Party IT Risk Starts with the Person, Not the Software
    The Contractor in Your Network: Why Third-Party IT Risk Starts with the Person, Not the Software
    Unvetted IT contractors hold privileged access to your most sensitive systems. Discover why supply chain personnel screening is now a NIS2 obligation, and what best practice looks like.
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  • The Identity You Trust May Not Be the Identity You Think: Cross-Border Credential Fraud in the European Hiring Market
    The Identity You Trust May Not Be the Identity You Think: Cross-Border Credential Fraud in the European Hiring Market
    Romanian passports for sanctioned Russians. North Korean operatives targeting German IT firms. A Warsaw developer who stole €840K on a fake ID. Cross-border hiring fraud is documented, active, and escalating.
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  • The Weakest Link: How Unscreened Supplier Workforces Are Compromising Supply Chains (and what procurement leaders need to do about it)
    The Weakest Link: How Unscreened Supplier Workforces Are Compromising Supply Chains (and what procurement leaders need to do about it)
    Most organizations screen their own employees rigorously, but have zero visibility into whether the suppliers, contractors, and service providers they rely on are doing the same.
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  • 7 Reasons Why Your Background Screening Process Might Be Costing You Top Talent
    7 Reasons Why Your Background Screening Process Might Be Costing You Top Talent
    Here’s what drives away top talent. Make sure this isn’t happening to you: modern processes must be faster, automated, and candidate-friendly.
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  • 2026: Critical Infrastructure Compliance in Europe
    2026: Critical Infrastructure Compliance in Europe
    Discover how 2026 marks a pivotal year for critical infrastructure compliance across Europe with new regulations, deadlines, and standards taking effect.
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  • Scaut and Infordata Sistemi: Strategic Partnership to Enhance Workforce Security and Safety
    Scaut and Infordata Sistemi: Strategic Partnership to Enhance Workforce Security and Safety
    Scaut and Infordata have formed a strategic partnership to integrate Scaut’s automated, GDPR-compliant screening technology with Infordata’s access and ID control solutions, strengthening workforce security and compliance.
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  • The Hidden Gateway to Data Theft: How Poor Background Screening Fuels Cybercrime
    The Hidden Gateway to Data Theft: How Poor Background Screening Fuels Cybercrime
    The human factor, specifically the absence of rigorous background screening, is quietly fuelling a surge in data theft incidents across industries.
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  • Need a fake ID? No problem, its so easy!
    Need a fake ID? No problem, it’s so easy!
    Cheap, fast-to-buy fake
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  • North Korean Worker Infiltrations Are Exploding – Why Companies Must Act Now
    North Korean Worker Infiltrations Are Exploding: Why Companies Must Act Now
    The North Korean infiltration wave confirms what Scaut has been saying for years: the hiring process has become the new frontline of corporate security.
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