FBI Warns Payroll Professionals of Cyberattacks, Legal Liability

Following practical IT protocols can prevent payroll security breaches, a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent told payroll professionals on March 21.

Criminals use ransomware, malware, and phishing scams to rob businesses of employees’ personal and financial data, said Cary Scardina, a FBI special agent of the Major Cyber Crime Squad.

Payroll professionals should focus on what they can control to prevent data breaches.

“I like to focus on what we can control,” he said. “We can’t control what comes in, you can’t control a third-party breach, and you can’t control against a good nation-state actor. They are too good and ...