It’s the most wonderful time of the year for retailers and wholesalers since the holidays help boost year-end profits. The National Retail Federation (NRF) predicts 2022 holiday sales will come…
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Cost of a Data Breach: Retail Costs, Risks and Prevention Strategies
Whether it’s online or brick-and-mortar, every new store or website represents a new potential entry point for threat actors. With access to more personally identifiable information (PII) of customers than…
Small Business Cybersecurity: What Will Be Different in 2022?
Every year, new tips come out about small business cybersecurity. But the advice for 2022 isn’t all that different from previous years. For instance, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)…
How Shopping Bots Can Compromise Retail Cybersecurity
Online shopping bots are not new to the e-commerce world. Stores use bots to offer better customer service, but malicious bots can cause major harm to a business. These pose…
What’s Behind the Leaks of Customer Data From Retailer Databases?
Retail data breaches involving customer data happen often today. However, they tend to be smaller insize than health care, finance or government breaches. So, the general public notices them less.…
What’s New in the 2021 Cost of a Data Breach Report
Has cybersecurity ever been more important than it is right now? Even in these extraordinary times, with its focus on manufacturing vaccines and getting shots into arms, new research in…
Retail Cybersecurity: How to Protect Your Customer Data
In the early days of the pandemic, many retailers quickly launched e-commerce stores for the first time. Others expanded their offerings, such as adding online ordering with curbside pick-up. Within only…
How Retail Security Can Welcome IoT Innovations Without Putting Customers at Risk
Retail businesses, from mom-and-pop shops to major department stores, are investing heavily in technology to enhance the in-store experience. With the imminent arrival of mainstream 5G, smarter systems are expected…
5 Recommendations to Improve Retail Cybersecurity This Holiday Season
This is the first installment in a two-part series about how retailers can help protect their enterprises this holiday season. With the holiday season upon us, retailers have an opportunity…
Why Is the Retail Industry Still Lacking Security?
As another busy shopping season kicks into high gear, many of us will head to online retail sites and apps to check items off their holiday gift list. Security leaders…