


Below we explore four key areas where the evolving regulatory and cyber risk landscapes are changing HR’s role. A strong partnership between InfoSec/ IT and HR is essential for managing data and technology risk, particularly in a remote-working environment. The great majority (88%) of companies continue to delegate cyber risk first and foremost to InfoSec/IT, followed by the C-suite, risk management, legal, and finance.
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Yet HR is not typically a primary owner or driver of cyber risk management, as found in Marsh and Microsoft’s 2019 Global Cyber Risk Perception Survey. Almost two thirds (62%) of executives say the greatest threat to their organization’s cybersecurity is employees’ failure to comply with data security rules, not hackers or vendors, according to Mercer’s 2020 Global Talent Trends Study. HR’s increased involvement is due to a convergence of factors, including: a more active regulatory environment, the pervasive use of technology and devices in employees’ work, and recognition of the importance of a strong organizational cybersecurity culture.Įmployees’ data and security practices are critical determinants of an organization’s overall cybersecurity. In cases where University policies or the law require disclosure, the safety of our faculty, staff, students or others is compromised, or there is a compelling business reason, Human Resources will also use appropriateĭiscretion in disclosing employee information to those who have a legitimate need to know.The human resources (HR) function has become integral to organizational cyber risk management in recent years.Īlong with information security/information technology (InfoSec/IT), HR is increasingly called upon to help determine and enforce employee data permissions, train and enforce cybersecurity policies and procedures, and help respond to cyber events involving employees. In contrast, some information is considered an open record under the law and mustīe disclosed upon proper request. State and federal law requires that certain information be kept confidential. Their privacy and, whenever possible, will keep their information and inquiries confidential.

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Human Resources will treat all information with appropriate discretion, given the nature of the information and the circumstances regarding its use. Please join us in welcoming Adrienne to CU Anschutz as she takes on this essential role.Įxecutive Vice Chancellor for Administration & Finance We are eager for all that Adrienne will bring to Human Resources as we head into our next chapter as a campus community. We are fortunate to have attracted a leader with such fitting qualifications and deep experience to this role. We also thank Doug Kasyon for returning from his retirement to serve in an interim leadership position as we conducted this important search. We are grateful to the search committee, chaired by Vice Chancellor and Senior Managing Associate University Counsel Steve Zweck-Bronner, for its work with search firm WittKieffer to find the right candidate for this vital role. She is a licensed registered nurse, and former certified occupational health case manager and certified occupational health nurse specialist. She holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from UT Austin, as well as an executive MBA from Texas Woman's University.

In that role, Adrienne oversaw nearly 70 staff members and programs serving 20,000 employees, including university benefits and employment, employee assistance, and faculty and staff wellness programming.Īdrienne’s experience also includes occupational health health and welfare benefits retirement programs workers’ compensation diversity, equity and inclusion work anti-discrimination practices and labor, employment and privacy laws. She served most recently as associate vice president for human resources and chief human resources officer for the University of Texas at Austin. We are pleased to announce that Adrienne Howarth-Moore, MBA, RN, has been named Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer for the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, effective June 19, 2023.Īdrienne brings a wealth of human resources expertise as well as a unique clinical background, including nursing credentials and training, to this position.
