Benefit departments cautioned on hacking threat

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Corporate financial operations are a logical target for thieving hackers — and thus cyber-security measures in that department are taken with utmost care. But rightly or wrongly, the employee benefits department is perceived by some as the “soft underbelly” in the world of corporate hacking targets, according to Adam Solander, a member of the Epstein Becker Green law firm.

Solander and his colleague Robert Hudock have recently assisted several clients when hackers sought to raid employee 401(k) accounts.

Richard Stolz
Principal, Stolz Communications

Richard Stolz is a freelance writer based in Rockville, Md.


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