07:44 ET Protek and HRA of Greater Oak Brook Promote Workplace Awareness and Response Readiness For Prowling Cyber Bad Actors

07:44 ET Protek and HRA of Greater Oak Brook Promote Workplace Awareness and Response Readiness For Prowling Cyber Bad Actors

CHICAGO, June 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- HRA of Greater Oak Brook (IL), an award-winning SHRM chapter, and Protek International, Inc., a nationally recognized "Top Ten" cyber firm, recently combined forces to raise awareness of the wide-ranging cyber-based attacks on enterprises and their employees, providing practical tips for Human Resource professionals attending the May 11th, 2021, to take back to their organizations.


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Drawing on nearly two decades of private sector experience after serving as the first-ever chief prosecutor of the Illinois Attorney General's High Tech Crimes Bureau, Protek's Keith Chval's presentation, "Digital Forensics & Investigations in The HR World, What To Know…What To Do," provided attendees with an inside look at the wide range of digital evidence available from a cyber forensic investigation and provided tips on proactive measures and incident response plans gleaned from Protek's years in the cyber warfare trenches.


"Wow!  I have to admit, that was a bit of an eye opener in terms of how much valuable evidence is available to HR through a cyber investigation," commented Brendan Nicholls, SHRM-SCP, HRA Chapter President and Consultant at Paycor, after the presentation.  "Our HRA members are HR professionals who are increasingly finding themselves right in the middle of these issues, ranging from trade secrets theft and employee misconduct allegations to cyber hacks that expose employees' personal information. This was valuable information to be able to share this out to our membership."


"It was an honor to be invited to speak to such an active association on a topic that becomes more business-critical with each day," shared Chval. "As they say, 'An ounce ..

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