Payment Gateways – What Are the Risks Lurking Around?

Online businesses of all sizes need to be able to accept payments today. This really is the only way in which you can buy and sell products and services without a physical presence. It’s convenient and economical but there are also some risks ass… Continue reading Payment Gateways – What Are the Risks Lurking Around?

Geoffrey the Giraffe’s Last Call of Toys for Hacking

Many of us in the United States frequently browse the shelves of Toys R Us for things to hack on. Sadly that era will soon end with the chain’s closing. In the meantime, the entire store becomes the clearance shelf as they start liquidating inventory. Depending on store, the process may begin as soon as Thursday, March 22. (Warning: video ads on page.)

While not as close to hacker hearts as the dearly departed Radio Shack or Maplin, Toys R Us has provided the hacker community with a rich source of toys we’ve repurposed for our imagination. These toys served …read more

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Bye Bye, Maplin

Well, that was quick. Four days ago we mentioned that the British electronics retail chain Maplin was being offered for sale, and today it has been announced that no buyer has been found and the company is going into administration.

We dealt with all the nostalgia for what was roughly a British equivalent to Radio Shack in our previous post. Perhaps now it’s time to look beyond the jumpers-for-goalposts reminiscences about spaceships on the catalogues for a moment, and consider what this means for us in 2018.

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Maplin For Sale

If you are an American Electronics Enthusiast of a Certain Age, you will have misty-eyed reminiscences of the days when every shopping mall had a Radio Shack store. If you are a Brit, the name that will bring similar reminiscences to those Radio Shack ones from your American friends is Maplin. They may be less important to our community than they once would have been so this is a story from the financial pages; it has been announced that the Maplin chain is for sale.

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Indigo Fair raises $12M to connect wholesalers with smaller retail outlets with a smarter service

 Max Rhodes was walking around that weird little parklet in Hayes Valley in San Francisco after taking a break from a five-year stint at Square to figure out what he wanted to do next — and he kept seeing Square registers everywhere. It was … Continue reading Indigo Fair raises $12M to connect wholesalers with smaller retail outlets with a smarter service

Why Data Security Should Be at the Top of Every Retailer’s Shopping List

Thanks largely to recent news headlines, consumers are becoming more aware of security concerns, meaning that retailers must improve their data security practices to earn customer trust.

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Vik Desai, Accenture – Business Security Weekly #72

Vik leads Accenture Security’s global Products Operating Group, with responsibility for the creation and delivery of comprehensive strategies and solutions for Retail, Industrial, Travel, Consumer Goods & Services, and Life Sciences clients…. Continue reading Vik Desai, Accenture – Business Security Weekly #72

90% of online retailers expose customers to phishing attacks – research

Phishing, one of the most common attack vectors that cybercriminals use to steal your data, remains a huge risk for online shoppers as we enter 2018. New data compiled by experts in email analytics shows that online retailers are exposing their custome… Continue reading 90% of online retailers expose customers to phishing attacks – research