If you’re in HR, you probably don’t think of yourself as part of your company’s cybersecurity defense. That’s IT’s job, right? They handle the firewalls, passwords, and servers.

But the truth is, IT can manage tools and systems, but HR owns the people side and if employees don’t know how to spot a phishing attempt or they mishandle sensitive data, no firewall can fix it.

That’s why HR is uniquely positioned to champion cybersecurity as both a people initiative and a business protection strategy.