Cybercrime is on the rise, but HR may be able to help

According to SHRM, HR professionals can not only be vulnerable to security breaches, but they can form a line of defense to keep sensitive information out of the hands of cybercriminals.

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Cybercrime is on the increase, as is the use of ransomware to hold deny companies access to their own information — until they fork over a ransom payment. Surprisingly enough, however, experts have identified human resources personnel as a potential source of defensive tactics to keep company data from being held hostage.

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