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    Security Awareness for HR

    Train HR to spot recruitment scams, malicious resumes, and CEO fraud. Learn safe document handling and data sharing with practical HR scenarios.

    Why HR Needs Specialized Security Training

    HR departments handle some of the most sensitive data within an organisation, including personal employee information, contracts, payroll details, and internal communications. This makes HR a prime target for attackers who exploit trust, workload, and human routines.

    Attacks often abuse familiar HR processes. Common examples include fake job applications with malicious CVs, impersonation of executives requesting employee data, or social-engineering techniques that rely on urgency and empathy. These attacks are usually well-crafted, context-aware, and difficult to distinguish from legitimate communication.

    Generic security awareness is not sufficient in this context. HR professionals need targeted training that reflects their daily responsibilities, decision points, and communication flows. Through realistic scenarios and recognisable examples, HR teams learn to spot warning signs earlier, verify requests correctly, and report incidents in time, without slowing down their core operations.

    Fake CV and job application scams
    Protecting sensitive employee data
    Recognizing impersonation attacks
    Secure handling of candidate documents
    GDPR compliance in HR processes
    Verifying identity and credentials

    How HR Security Awareness Training Works

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    Identify HR-specific risks

    We map common HR attack paths: fake applications, malicious CVs, impersonation, and employee data requests.

    02

    Train recognition and verification

    HR learns what to look for and how to verify requests safely, without slowing down the process.

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    Practice with realistic scenarios

    We use examples that match recruitment and HR workflows: documents, links, and authority-based requests.

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    Improve daily processes

    We translate lessons into concrete actions: document handling, identity checks, and safer data sharing.

    Why HR Security Awareness Matters

    Data Gatekeepers

    HR manages sensitive personal data making them prime targets for data theft attempts.

    Recruitment Vulnerabilities

    Job applications provide attackers with a legitimate reason to send documents and links.

    Authority Exploitation

    Attackers often impersonate executives to request employee data from HR.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Protect Your HR Team

    Equip your HR professionals with the skills to recognize and prevent targeted attacks.