5 Recommendations to Improve Retail Cybersecurity This Holiday Season

With extra web traffic and high order volumes coming in, the holiday shopping season can be a particularly perilous time for retail cybersecurity.

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Retail Security Hygiene: The Case for Seasonal Checkups

Retail companies should conduct security hygiene checkups as early as possible this holiday season to identify key threats across e-commerce systems, seasonal staffing policies and employee behaviors.

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The Imperative and Opportunity of Ruggedized and IoT Device Management

Increasingly, businesses are focusing more on ruggedized and IoT device management, compliance of their endpoints, and developing an overall strategy to secure these types of devices.

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X-Force IRIS Identifies FIN6 Activity on POS Networks

IBM X-Force IRIS identified a cybergang known as FIN6 using the FrameworkPOS and GratefulPOS malware to harvest massive amounts of payment card data from point-of-sale (POS) systems.

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Loss Prevention Trends to Watch During the Holiday Shopping Season

Physical theft accounted for two-thirds of inventory shrinkage in 2016, suggesting that retailers need to improve their loss prevention strategies.

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Cybersecurity Tips to Help Retailers and Consumers Stay Secure During the Holiday Season

Consumers and retailers should implement these basic cybersecurity tips year-round to stay secure during the busy holiday shopping season.

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POS Malware Breach Sees Payment Cards Hit Underground Shops

A popular fast-food chain and supermarket were recently breached by POS malware. Some of the credit card details had been up for sale for more than a week.

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Retail Cybersecurity: Black Friday and Cyber Monday Are Upon Us

Retail cybersecurity is critical during the holiday season, particularly during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday national shopping events.

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Chip-and-PIN Fraud: The New Face of Credit Crime?

As companies increasingly adopt EMV technology for point-of-sale terminals, attackers are finding new ways to commit chip-and-PIN fraud.

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