5 Ways to Improve Holiday Retail and Wholesale Cybersecurity

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 profits that come at the cost of reduced cybersecurity can cost companies in the long […]

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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 most industries, bad actors perceive retail as a great way to cash in on their attacks. Plus, attackers can duplicate attack methods more easily since […]

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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 a few months, the pandemic accelerated the shift to e-commerce stores by five years. This points to the need for increased retail cybersecurity.  The result […]

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Vigilance Is Key to Mitigating Retail Cybersecurity Risk on Black Friday

Retail cybersecurity risks hit peak levels on Black Friday. Here’s what consumers and retailers need to watch for in 2019 and how to stay protected against threats.

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Retail Cybersecurity Is Lagging in the Digital Transformation Race, and Attackers Are Taking Advantage

Retail cybersecurity requires a large-scale transition to cope with new threat vectors, close significant infrastructure gaps, and extend security protocols across new cloud and SaaS platforms.

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