{"id":3671,"date":"2018-10-12T15:17:55","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T19:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lindabury.com\/firm\/?p=3671"},"modified":"2019-12-23T18:55:43","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T23:55:43","slug":"protecting-employee-data-from-a-human-resources-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lindabury.com\/firm\/insights\/protecting-employee-data-from-a-human-resources-perspective.html","title":{"rendered":"Protecting Employee Data From a Human Resources Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"

Originally published in\u00a0the October 2018 issue of HR News<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Combatting cyber-threats and protecting data is not only the job of an IT department. Human resource professionals play a critical role in safeguarding personally identifiable information as well. Indeed, if there is one area in every company that has in its possession a literal treasure trove of sensitive information, it is Human Resource. Who else has access to employees\u2019 names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, bank account information (for direct depositing of paychecks), health and medical information (originating form health insurance applications, flex plan reimbursement materials) and financial information, especially if your company has a self-directed 401K plan and contributions are automatically deducted from payroll. Needless to say, a data breach implicating your Human Resources department could be devastating. So what can you as a human resource professional do to assist in maintaining the integrity of your company\u2019s data? Plenty.<\/p>\n

Collaborate with IT and Legal departments:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Originally published in\u00a0the October 2018 issue of HR News. Combatting cyber-threats and protecting data is not only the job of an IT department. Human resource professionals play a critical role in safeguarding personally identifiable information as well. Indeed, if there is one area in every company that has in its possession a literal treasure trove […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[307,88,65,247],"tags":[],"coauthors":[178],"class_list":["post-3671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cybersecurity-data-privacy-insights","category-levine","category-insights","category-labor-employment-insights"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nProtecting Employee Data From a Human Resources Perspective — October 12, 2018 — Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C. 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