Cyber Security for Payroll Employees: Protecting Your Organisation's Most Sensitive Data

Introduction

Payroll departments handle your organisation's most sensitive data, making them prime targets for cybercriminals. This session moves beyond generic awareness programmes to provide payroll professionals with a trauma-informed, practical framework for understanding specific cyber threats and implementing realistic protective measures.

You'll learn to recognise sophisticated social engineering tactics, protect against payment fraud, and implement secure processes that don't impede payroll efficiency. Whether processing payroll for 50 or 5,000 employees, you'll gain immediately actionable strategies to protect personal information whilst maintaining the efficiency and accuracy payroll demands.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive course will cover the following:

• Understand the unique cyber threat landscape facing payroll departments and why they're specifically targeted
• Recognise sophisticated social engineering tactics including CEO fraud, fake supplier requests, and employee impersonation
• Implement secure verification processes for payment changes without creating administrative bottlenecks
• Protect sensitive payroll data throughout its lifecycle in compliance with GDPR requirements
• Secure remote and hybrid payroll operations, including VPN usage and home network practices
• Respond effectively to potential security incidents and understand data protection obligations
• Build psychological safety around security reporting, moving away from blame-based cultures
• Navigate vendor and third-party security risks in payroll software and outsourced services
• Develop realistic security habits for daily payroll operations during high-pressure periods

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.