In February 2020, the world’s biggest retailer, Amazon, fended off the largest distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack in history. As peak traffic volume hit 2.3 Tbps, e-commerce security experts…
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Threat Actors’ Most Targeted Industries in 2020: Finance, Manufacturing and Energy
IBM Security’s annual X-Force Threat Intelligence Index uses data derived from across our teams and managed customers to gather insights about the topmost targeted industries every year, helping organizations manage…
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…
The Shift to E-Commerce: How Retail Cybersecurity is Changing
With more people making purchases from home, now is a more important time than ever to secure your business against retail security threats. More and more customers are moving to…
Be Prepared for Increased DDoS Attacks Ahead of Black Friday
Black Friday is prime time for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, especially as retail goes online even more than usual in 2020. Forecasters predict e-commerce sales will soar to new heights…
The Security Risks of Contactless Payment
Contactless payment first arrived in the 1990s and is now having its moment. Both companies and consumers are looking for ways to conduct business with as little physical interaction as…
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…
Ramnit Targets Japanese Shoppers, Aiming at Top Fashion Brands
IBM X-Force researchers monitor the activity of top cybercrime gangs on an ongoing basis. In a recent analysis of Ramnit Trojan targets, the team looked into the way the malware’s…
How Will Strong Customer Authentication Impact the Security of Electronic Payments?
Rapid changes in the payments industry, the meteoric rise of e-commerce and the constant threat of fraud have led the European Union (EU) to update its Payment Services Directive (PDS),…
More_eggs, Anyone? Threat Actor ITG08 Strikes Again
IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS) responds to security incidents across the globe. During a recent incident response investigation, our team identified new attacks by the financially motivated…