Retail December 16, 2022

5 Ways to Improve Holiday Retail and Wholesale Cybersecurity

4 min read - 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 in 6% to 8% higher than in 2021. But rising…

Data Protection August 31, 2022

Cost of a Data Breach: Retail Costs, Risks and Prevention Strategies

3 min read - 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 most industries, bad actors perceive retail as a great way…

Application Security May 26, 2022

Lessons Learned by 2022 Cyberattacks: X-Force Threat Intelligence Report

3 min read - Every year, the IBM Security X-Force team of cybersecurity experts mines billions of data points to reveal today’s most urgent security statistics and trends. This year’s X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2022 digs into attack types, infection vectors, top threat actors,…

Application Security October 28, 2021

How Shopping Bots Can Compromise Retail Cybersecurity

3 min read - 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 cybersecurity risks to e-commerce retailers and consumers alike. Some customers…

Data Protection October 27, 2021

Cost of a Data Breach: Retail Costs, Risks and More To Know

4 min read - E-commerce sales grew by nearly one-third in 2020, in large part due to the pandemic. Meanwhile, retail data breaches grew even more prevalent and costly. Retailers need to know not just the cost of a data breach, but the risks…

Identity & Access October 14, 2021

Roundup: Customer Data and Retail Security in the News

3 min read - More people are shopping online than ever before due to the pandemic. Therefore, businesses had to take extra steps to protect customer data, combat fraud and implement the latest in online safety. In 2020, e-commerce retail sales jumped from 16%…

Intelligence & Analytics September 13, 2021

What’s Behind the Leaks of Customer Data From Retailer Databases?

3 min read - Retail data breaches involving customer data happen often today. However, they tend to be smaller in size than health care, finance or government breaches. So, the general public notices them less. Yet, they happen more often than realized. Why? And…

Application Security May 29, 2021

IoT Security: Why Food Industry Cyber Awareness Should Be Your Main Ingredient

4 min read - The food industry faces an uncertain future. Restaurants and prepared-food companies, food manufacturers, farmers and producers that survived the lockdowns of 2020 and 2021 are heading into a new world. Some of the competition has been removed, new players are…

Data Protection March 15, 2021

Retail Cybersecurity: How to Protect Your Customer Data

4 min read - 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 a few months, the pandemic accelerated the shift to e-commerce…

Retail November 23, 2020

Be Prepared for Increased DDoS Attacks Ahead of Black Friday

3 min read - 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 this holiday season, increasing by as much as 35% year-over-year. This…