Payroll Must Be Vigilant Against Data-Breach Scams, Speaker Says

Payroll practitioners should be aware of the common types of scams that target payroll operations so they can help protect employers and employees from data breaches, a data security specialist said June 2.

Scammers seek to exploit the goodwill of payroll practitioners by engaging them in situations in which they are tricked into thinking they are being helpful by providing sensitive data, but unwittingly provide the data to the scammers instead of to the intended recipients, said Kim Albarella, senior director of security advocacy at ADP. As this process of tricking unsuspecting individuals into divulging sensitive data, also known as ...