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Responsibilities of an HR to Strengthen Their Company’s Cyber Defenses

Suppose a company is hit by a ransomware attack today, who will the company personnel call or rely on, to remediate their issue. Most probably, a cybersecurity expert. However, companies nowadays go numb in the initial hours of the incident, since nobody knows anyone’s phone numbers. Lack of access to emails or messaging systems results in a halt, leading to customers and workers just wondering what is going on. This panic further intensifies into a full-blown crisis.

While this may look like a job of the IT and security department, protecting a company reduces down to two ideas – organizational culture and planning – something that comes under the command of human resources. 

The HR department is in a unique position to integrate cybersecurity readiness into an organization’s daily operations.Too reduce risks and make sure the company has the skills necessary to be resilient to foreseen difficulties, which include cyberattacks, it is responsible for developing policies and procedures. Additionally, HR departments themselves are major targets for hackers as they are the stewards of employees’ private and sensitive information. However, this vital role of the HR team is highly overlooked.

In regards to this, Claudette McGowan, CEO of cybersecurity company Protexxa has mentioned some ways that could help HR make their companies a rather tough target for cybercriminals. We are listing some of these suggestions:

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