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Black Friday and Cyber Weekend: Navigating the Tumultuous Waters of Retail Cybersecurity

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Black Friday and Cyber Weekend: Navigating the Tumultuous Waters of Retail Cybersecurity sparsh Tue, 11/21/2023 - 05:01 As global consumers gear up for the much-anticipated shopping bonanza that is Black Friday and Cyber Weekend, retailers brace themselves for the frenzied onslaught of shoppers and the deluge of cyber threats lurking in the shadows.

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Retail and Hospitality Sector Has Impressive Fix Rate, but Room to Improve

Veracode Security

Over the past year, the retail and hospitality industries have been forced to adapt to the ???new Smaller businesses not equipped for the increase in e-commerce have had to undergo rapid digital transformation in order to stay afloat. new normal.??? As Chris Eng, Chief Research Officer at Veracode explains, ???If

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Fashion brand Guess hacked, DarkSide ransomware group the likely culprit

SC Magazine

A Guess retail store. Following news that noted fashion brand Guess suffered a data breach in which personal information may have been stolen, cybersecurity experts on Tuesday said that retailers should take this case as motivation to lock down their cyber defenses. N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0 link] , via Wikimedia Commons).

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MY TAKE: How digital technology and the rising gig economy are exacerbating third-party risks

The Last Watchdog

Accounting for third-party risks is now mandated by regulations — with teeth. What does this mean for company decision makers, going forward, especially as digital transformation and expansion of the gig economy deepens their reliance on subcontractors? That out of the way, business can proceed with less risk.

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NEW TECH: This free tool can help gauge, manage third-party cyber risk; it’s called ‘VRMMM’

The Last Watchdog

Related: Atrium Health breach highlights third-party risks. What’s happening is that supply chains are becoming more intricate and far-flung the deeper we move into digital transformation and the Internet of Things. Third-party cyber risks are likely to persist at the current scale for a while longer. Uphill battle.

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MY TAKE: Why the next web-delivered ad you encounter could invisibly infect your smartphone

The Last Watchdog

The tech titans have swelled into multi-billion dollar behemoths by myopically focusing on delivering targeted online advertising, in support of online retailing. This has largely shaped the digital lives we’ve come to lead. Losing control of risk. And the retail transaction actually gets completed.

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The Rise of the Bad Bots

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

of internet traffic, while good bots accounted for 19.4% This is significant because advanced bot traffic poses a substantial risk even at low volumes, as advanced bad bots can achieve their goals with fewer requests than simpler bad bots and are much more persistent in staying on their designated target. and human traffic for 57%.