Cybercrooks target HR departments for the valuable personal
details they hold, but there are ways for companies to fight
back
The benefits technology can bring to HR are plain to see, even
if some of the more recent applications throw up ethical issues.
But there is a major obstacle to investment in the area: the cyber
threat.
This worry is deterring organisations and HR teams from
investing in the technology, according to 67 per cent of
respondents to Ius Laboris's forces for change 2020 survey.
"HR is one of the most attractive targets, given the
incredible treasure trove of information these departments, and the
technology they use, hold," says Professor Daniel Dresner, a
cybersecurity expert at Alliance Manchester Business School and the
University of Manchester. "HR technology will process
information on those wanting to join the company, those already
employed and those leaving the business. It's the potential
risk of this data getting into the wrong hands
