{"id":1997,"date":"2019-10-09T02:46:05","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T02:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kusuaks7\/?p=1602"},"modified":"2024-03-13T14:29:55","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T14:29:55","slug":"why-data-integrity-is-critical-for-human-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/bigdata-cloud\/why-data-integrity-is-critical-for-human-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Data Integrity is Critical for Human Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1997\" class=\"elementor elementor-1997\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-291b6f2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"291b6f2a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f5095d9\" data-id=\"7f5095d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3401dc7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3401dc7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tData integrity is the consistency, accuracy, and validity of data throughout its useful life. Compromised data, in any context, is not useful- and can cause harm. There are numerous ways in which data integrity can be compromised.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0ec3df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0ec3df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tData integrity is critical to just about every aspect of a business, but when it comes to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techfunnel.com\/hr-tech\/top-7-online-hr-data-analytics-courses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">human resources dept<\/a>. it could easily be argued that every single piece of data is both mission-critical and sensitive. HR data not only contains\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unr.edu\/research-integrity\/human-research\/human-research-protection-policy-manual\/410-maintaining-data-confidentiality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">identity information<\/a>\u00a0that would be valuable to thieves, but it also contains a wealth of information that is in the company\u2019s best interest to protect.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4120463 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4120463\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThreats to HR data integrity may seem numerous, but we can break them down into a relatively small set of categories.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ab75b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ab75b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Ways data integrity can be compromised;<\/strong>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Machine error<\/li>\n \t<li>Transcription\/Human error<\/li>\n \t<li>Viruses and malware<\/li>\n \t<li>Hackers and\/or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techfunnel.com\/information-technology\/tidal-hit-with-potential-data-breach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">unauthorized access<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li>Disasters; fire, flood, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-864f9db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"864f9db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2><strong>Why HR Data Integrity is Critical<\/strong><\/h2><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90b1821 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90b1821\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHR data integrity should be viewed as non-negotiable for several reasons. Intact\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techfunnel.com\/martech\/nearly-two-thirds-of-marketers-feel-confident-ensuring-data-quality-and-integrity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">data integrity<\/a>\u00a0means searchability, recoverability, and the ability to trace information to its origin. Without the ability to reference the origin of a piece of information its validity cannot be confirmed.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9724bd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9724bd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImagine making a key hire, or on-boarding a whole team of entry-level employees only to find out that someone\u2019s credentials cannot be confirmed. Even worse, imagine this situation coming to a head at a critical moment during a major deal where an unverified negotiator turns out not to be who he says he is. It\u2019s a disaster the likes of which might make a good script for a Michael J. Fox movie from the 80s, but it is potentially possible if HR data integrity is compromised.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa4d355 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa4d355\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore realistically, however, is a situation where payroll errors stack up and employees are not getting their correct pay. Looking at it from the employee\u2019s point of view, imagine what it would be like to work for a major company for a decade or more, have a solid track record of performance and be ripe for promotion- only to have your performance data wiped out in a flood or cyber-attack. In a small firm, this would be less of a problem. But the larger the organization, the more towering and ominous these kinds of data losses become.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea69e1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea69e1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2><strong>How to Maintain and Protect HR Data<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdbf017 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdbf017\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFortunately, there are effective ways to\u00a0secure HR data\u00a0integrity. These best practices will protect your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techfunnel.com\/hr-tech\/best-ways-to-consolidate-hr-data-using-hcm-software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HR data<\/a>\u00a0in almost any event if they are done regularly, completely, and are properly documented.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c246c9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c246c9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h3><strong>1. Audit Trail Implementation<\/strong><\/h3><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20fa5e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20fa5e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPertinent data lifecycle phases should be carefully managed using both manual and automated means.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c98e365 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c98e365\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h3><strong>2. Deploy Error Detection Software<\/strong><\/h3><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-264efb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"264efb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscriptions errors and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techfunnel.com\/information-technology\/netapp-releases-new-data-services-and-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">data corruption<\/a>\u00a0are next to impossible to track manually. Using error detection software will catch many problematic copy issues.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88aa5ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88aa5ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h3><strong>3. Limited System Access<\/strong><\/h3><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4fabaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4fabaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy limiting access to key users, it becomes much easier to trace a data integrity loss to its origin.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b34fc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b34fc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h3><strong>4. Backup &amp; Recovery Procedures<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-814d269 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"814d269\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tData should be\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/article\/10-things-you-can-do-to-protect-your-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"broken_link\">backed up regularly<\/a>\u00a0in a managed fashion and old data should be retained for at least six months in most cases for backup purposes.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-497dc5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"497dc5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h3><strong>5. Create a Quality Management System<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff29e66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff29e66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSOP and logical controls can limit the opportunity for human error to enter into the process.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fce0009 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fce0009\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h3><strong>6. Protect the Logical &amp; Physical Security of Systems<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0321f60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0321f60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tControl and storage points require physical security from malicious actors as well as from weather and the elements.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07f683f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"07f683f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h3><strong>7. Train New Users in Person<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5beb1ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5beb1ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew users should be\u00a0trained in person\u00a0and shadowed during early use and transcription incidences.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ab8e62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ab8e62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2><strong>HR Data Integrity Protection Outsourcing<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44001ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44001ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFinally, one of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techfunnel.com\/information-technology\/4-questions-to-ask-to-ensure-protection-and-data-privacy\/\" rel=\"noopener\">most efficient ways to secure your data<\/a>\u00a0is to work with an HR data integrity specialist. Outsourcing your data integrity needs takes the burden off you to create a data integrity department and training new or in-house teams to develop these skills.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Data integrity is the consistency, accuracy, and validity of data throughout its useful life. Compromised data, in any context, is not useful- and can cause harm. 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