Cybersecurity meets payroll: Protecting sensitive employee data

This episode explores the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and payroll cybersecurity, emphasizing the critical need to protect sensitive employee data. It highlights concerns regarding AI implementation, such as cybersecurity, privacy, and accuracy, and suggests that siloed AI use can increase risk. Cybersecurity expert Rachel Guinto emphasizes AI as a catalyst for enhanced data vigilance and offers actionable solutions, including data classification, internal data movement monitoring, and multi-layered security controls. The text also advocates for AI-enabled security tools to identify behavioral patterns and stresses the importance of least privilege access and data integrity in securing payroll systems.