WORKDAY ENHANCEMENTS TO SAFEGUARD EMPLOYEE DATA WILL BE IMPLEMENTED ON JULY 13

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., July 9 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - In recent months, higher education institutions nationwide have seen an increase in attempts to redirect employee direct deposits. To further strengthen the security of Penn State employee accounts and sensitive personal information, Human Resources, the Payroll Office, and Penn State IT Information Security are partnering to implement additional enhancements in Workday to better protect employees while minimizing disruption to everyday tasks.

Effective July 13, individuals will be required to verify existing bank information before making changes to direct deposit elections. Workday also will require an extra authentica...