Cybersecurity for:
HR & Recruitment

Why is HR a target for cyberattacks?

The HR department is an organization’s personal data hub. It processes information about every employee and candidate: national ID numbers, addresses, bank details, salaries, performance reviews, and occupational health records. For cybercriminals, this is a concentrated source of data enabling identity theft, blackmail, and financial fraud.

HR is also a natural entry point for social engineering attacks. Recruiters inherently open CVs from unknown people, click links to portfolios, and communicate with strangers — making them ideal phishing targets.

Sector-specific challenges

Phishing targeting HR

Fake job applications with infected attachments (CVs in .docx format with macros, portfolios with malicious code) are among the most effective attack vectors. Recruiters accustomed to opening documents from unknown senders often fail to verify file safety.

Deepfake in recruitment

Deepfake technology enables fake candidates to pass video interviews. They impersonate qualified specialists to gain access to corporate systems after being hired. This problem particularly affects remote IT recruitment, where candidates may never appear in the office.

GDPR compliance in recruitment

Every recruitment process generates GDPR obligations: information clauses, limited CV retention (deletion after recruitment ends), right to be forgotten, and data minimization. Lack of a recruitment data lifecycle management system exposes organizations to regulatory fines.

How nFlo helps HR departments

• Training — phishing awareness programs specifically for HR, with fake CV and job offer simulations
• Security audits — assessment of ATS, HRIS security and data processing workflows
• SOC as a Service — monitoring that detects suspicious files and activity on HR accounts

Key first steps

1. Safe attachment handling — sandbox for analyzing files from unknown senders
2. Recruitment data retention policy — automatic CV deletion after process completion
3. MFA on all HR systems — ATS, HRIS, email, and cloud storage with employee data
4. Candidate identity verification — procedures for confirming identity in remote recruitment

Schedule a free consultation — we will analyze the security of your HR processes.

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