Thought Leadership Articles
Kenexa HR Thought Leadership™ articles are experience-driven pieces that discuss best practices in the Human Capital Management (HCM) space. These articles are written by skilled HR practitioners or technologists who initiate or provide new thinking on a specific component of HR. Kenexa HR Thought Leadership articles discuss strategies on new or existing HR topics and educate readers about future possibilities and considerations on those topics. The overall purpose of these thought leadership articles is to engage readers through original, innovative ideas that are supported by the knowledge and experience of the author.
Information Security: Maybe You’re Buttoned Up, But What About Your Vendors?
By Dan Dennis and Mike Peterson, Kenexa
Much of the sleep lost by information technology leaders is due to ensuring their organization’s information systems are as resistant to infiltration and accidents as they can be. Companies invest huge sums in their infrastructure to stay one-step ahead of hackers, cyber-terrorists and the effects of the latest hurricane. However, with the increased use of on-demand (hosted) software and data services provided by third-party companies, your organization should be looking at your vendors with the same critical eye that you do your own systems.
As in many industries, human resources has become dominated by software and service providers who use on-demand delivery models to bring their products to bear. On-demand solutions hold significant advantages over traditional, internally hosted methods, and today, many HR leaders are implementing on-demand systems to manage their HRIS, recruitment management, assessments, performance management, succession planning and employee surveys. Implementations tend to be faster and smoother, post-rollout issues tend to be fewer and resolved more quickly, upgrading is easier and overall project costs are less. But there’s a catch: The data, which you may very well own, resides on a server that you don’t.