Securing Email in Recruitment and HR

Beyond Encryption has appointed Steve Searle, cofounder and former managing director of Matchtech, as specialist adviser on recruitment security for Mailock.

Searle co-founded Matchtech, now Gattaca plc, and will help shape how Mailock supports recruiters, HR teams, and the wider recruitment ecosystem on secure email and data protection.

Why Recruitment Needs Stronger Email Controls

The recruitment and HR industries handle vast amounts of personal and financial information daily.

Career histories, addresses, and bank details often change hands, so the risk of data breaches stays high.

Under GDPR, robust data protection measures are essential, not optional.

Steve Searle Joins as Recruitment Security Adviser

Steve Searle brings experience scaling businesses and guiding startups, with deep knowledge of how recruitment firms and their support services operate day to day.

That background helps Mailock address the real-world problems faced by recruiters, HR professionals, payroll teams, and CRM providers handling sensitive candidate and client data.

Why Secure Email Matters in Recruitment

Steve has highlighted the importance of secure communications in recruitment:

"The benefits of secure communications within the recruitment and HR industries are very clear, not least because of the sensitive nature of personal information being transmitted.

If you think about the type of data being sent daily, it includes people's entire career histories, addresses, and of course, bank details. In a post-GDPR world, we all know how important it is to keep that safe.

There's also the element of protecting financially sensitive information within invoice and payroll functions, where privacy and fraud prevention are critical."

Steve Searle, Recruitment Security Adviser, Beyond Encryption

His words reflect the risks of relying on traditional email systems and why stronger security controls matter for privacy and fraud prevention in payroll and invoicing workflows.

Extending Mailock Across the Recruitment Ecosystem

Mailock is aimed at recruiters and HR teams first, with work underway to extend secure email to umbrella and contractor services, payroll teams, and CRM software used across the sector.

The goal is practical coverage: every part of the recruitment supply chain that moves sensitive data by email has access to the right protection tools.

A Word from Our CEO

Paul Holland welcomed Steve's appointment as the company continues to expand Mailock in the sector.

"We're absolutely delighted to welcome Steve on board as such a prominent player in the recruitment industry's evolution to date.

The recruitment sector is a huge ecosystem with its own complex web of support services.

Communication security, as ever, remains extremely important for every business within that ecosystem, and we're making it our mission to give them the tools to keep their digital email data, and that of their clients, safe."

Paul Holland, Founder and CEO, Beyond Encryption (Mailock)

How Mailock Supports Secure Recruitment Email

Mailock uses advanced encryption and recipient identity verification to help organisations protect sensitive information in email workflows.

Those controls also support a tracked audit trail for Digital Recorded Delivery®, giving teams evidence of delivery and access when they need to demonstrate how information was handled.

What This Means for Recruitment Firms

Working with Steve Searle is part of a longer-term focus on secure communications across recruitment and HR.

By strengthening how sensitive data is sent and verified by email, the sector can reduce exposure, build trust with candidates and clients, and keep pace with increasingly digital hiring and payroll workflows.

FAQs

What Makes Mailock Unique for Recruitment?

Mailock's advanced encryption and recipient identity verification help make sure sensitive information reaches the right recipient, protecting personal and financial data in recruitment workflows.

Who Can Benefit from Mailock?

Recruiters, HR teams, payroll services, and CRM software providers can all use Mailock to strengthen data protection in email-led processes.

How Does Mailock Help with GDPR Compliance?

By securing communications and providing a verifiable audit trail, Mailock helps organisations meet GDPR expectations for protecting and evidencing how personal data is handled.

References

Gattaca plc, Gattaca plc

Reviewed by

Sam Kendall, 02.06.26

This content is for general information only and is not legal advice.