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Technology is revolutionizing the way business is done at a phenomenal rate. Given the increasing pace of change, every company must remain aware of the newest developing threats and adapt its security and HR processes to respond effectively. If you were unable to attend one of three recent national conferences addressing these issues, here’s PostHire’s recap keeping you informed about the latest trends affecting your business.
Sept 17-19: Dallas, TX – “Collaboration in the Gig Economy”
The continuing growth of the Gig economy creates enormous opportunities for businesses to improve productivity by accessing specialized talent without hiring a worker full-time. By relying on fewer full-timers, companies can also shed expensive office space, as well as various FTE and overhead costs. However, the Gig market is suffering some growing pains.
While a remote workforce hired through a digital platform offers efficiency benefits, the workers’ distance from management results in minimal potential for close supervision. The off-site relationship creates increased risks to an organization’s data security and regulatory compliance.
Pre-hire background checks covering prospective employees’ prior activities remain standard, but engaging Gig workers over extended periods remains a priority to sustain relationships with reliable contractors rather than performing new background checks on unknown job applicants. Security executives need to maintain the integrity of company networks and ensure the trustworthiness of all employees and contractors.
The issues raised at the conference highlighted the value of a product performing continuous workforce screening instead of repetitive snapshot background checks.
The proprietary technology developed by PostHire now provides continual workforce screening 24/7 with near-real-time notification to management of any employee, consultant, or contractor involved in a criminal activity.
With the only truly national continual screening system available, PostHire identifies arrests and citations 400% more accurately and reliably than other providers.
Sept 23-24: Orlando, FL – Global Security Exchange (GSX)
The Global Security Exchange (GSX) conference in Orlando included discussions of key issues dominating the security industry, including among other topics, cyber security, behavior threat detection and assessment, protecting critical infrastructure, and the ever-present threat from company insiders.
Also discussed was the common challenge of acquiring the necessary funding within an organization to maximize the coverage and effectiveness of security procedures protecting digital, financial, and human assets.
Many of the speaker’s presentations underscored the vital importance of applying every budgeted resource as effectively as possible. While cybersecurity and network infrastructure call for complex layered programming shields, solutions are readily available for other persistent security risks posed by insiders.
PostHire’s core function is detecting potential risks to organizations by continuously scanning nationwide court filings for criminal charges or citations involving employees, contractors, or consultants. PostHire’s continuous screening of listed workforce members provides an indispensable behavior threat detection service. Capable of screening hundreds of thousands of individuals 24 hours a day, the program delivers immediate notification to company security or HR executives, enabling them to assess the relevance and severity of each reported incident.
Sept 25-27: Las Vegas, NV – HR Technology Conference & Exposition
Billed as THE must-attend conference for forward-looking HR professionals, the September Las Vegas conference didn’t disappoint. One of the core themes at the conference was the discussion of AI automation and its increasingly pervasive application to worldwide business operations. Although AI has immense utility in performing routine administrative tasks, managing voluminous data sets, and screening compliance criteria, HR professionals are facing pain points beyond AI’s capacity to solve.
Many of the softer responsibilities HR pros are charged with require human insight and judgment not within the scope of AI’s abilities. Identifying an employee’s personal challenges and providing appropriate support or direction takes empathy, understanding, and individual consultation. Similarly, a staff member’s diminishing loyalty to the organization or their emotional instability is not necessarily evident to an AI program.
Often, these issues are expressed in behavior outside of the workplace. An employee’s arrest arising from family strife involving domestic violence, an alcohol dependency resulting in a DUI, financial pressures leading to shoplifting, insurance fraud, or embezzlement are all events of vital importance to HR officials. While the organization’s policies and employee guidelines may determine whether any response is appropriate, every employer should be aware of circumstances potentially endangering the security of the company’s financial or digital assets or the safety of other employees.
PostHire’s leading continuous workforce screening product is the only system providing 24-hour analysis of nationwide court filings to identify a worker’s criminal citations or charges.
When an incident is identified, the designated official within the organization is notified within minutes.
Maintaining a reliable workforce with continuing integrity remains one of HR professionals’ central duties. PostHire can be an essential component of a comprehensive HR operation.
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