Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches. 1 in 4 Americans reported that they would stop doing business with a company following a data breach, and 67% of consumers reported a loss of trust in an organization following a breach. What Are Data Breaches?

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IT Security Guru

DECEMBER 18, 2020

But, while this may be good news for embattled retailers, it’s even better news for opportunistic cybercriminals. It’s vital, then, that retailers do what they can to prevent such attacks and protect their profits – and their reputations – in these challenging times. Upsetting experience. Minimising risks.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Mobile payment platforms, like Apple Pay and Google Pay, use advanced technology, like fingerprint authentication and tokenization (in which credit card account numbers are replaced by randomly generated numbers) to provide brick-and-mortar shoppers with an added layer of security. Shop at reputable and recognizable retailers.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

As the holiday season approaches, many retail, hospitality, logistics, and food manufacturing organizations hire seasonal workers to meet increasing demand. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 7% job rise in the retail industry. How to Secure Access for your Seasonal Workers. Mon, 11/21/2022 - 05:36.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Do not provide your mobile number account information over the phone to representatives that request your account password or pin. Use a variation of unique passwords to access online accounts. Do not store passwords, usernames, or other information for easy login on mobile device applications.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 18, 2023

Education was the most targeted industry in 2022, with attacks increasing by 576%, while the retail and wholesale sector dropped by 67% from 2021. Additionally, sophisticated adversary-in-Middle (AiTM) attacks are helping attackers bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA security measures).

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

From retail to healthcare, banking to government, manufacturing to communications services – achieving your organization's mission and beating the competition requires paying attention to customer experience demands and working in a timely fashion to address them. Since 2019, attacks involving usernames and passwords have increased 450% 5.

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Duo's Security Blog

AUGUST 16, 2021

“There are primarily three ways you can authenticate someone: with their username and password, with two-factor authentication, and with a company-supplied device that you can trace. For critical applications and environments with sensitive data (e.g., For most stuff, you should have two of those things.

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Adam Levin

JULY 8, 2020

What would happen if you typed in “Amazon,” the corresponding domain popped up, and you clicked, but instead of finding the world’s largest online retailer, you landed on a 1980s WarGames-themed page with a laughing skull? A prospective client or customer types your company name and their browser does the rest.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

These are seven of the ways the FTC says your personal data can land in the wrong hands, possibly leading to identity theft, and the best steps you can take to help protect your information: Data breaches. Data breaches often make headlines, so this is one method you’ve likely heard about before. Review your bills.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In a SIM-swapping attack, the crooks transfer the target’s phone number to a device they control, allowing them to intercept any text messages or phone calls sent to the victim, including one-time passcodes for authentication or password reset links sent via SMS.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 10, 2022

We live in a digital world in which we engage with significant social, government, retail, business and entertainment services now delivered without any direct human service management. Thankfully the survey reveals some methods that respondents would like to see, including multi-factor authentication. Governments need to take action.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 12, 2018

. “The cyber criminals typically create fraudulent copies of legitimate cards by sending stolen card data to co-conspirators who imprint the data on reusable magnetic strip cards, such as gift cards purchased at retail stores,” the FBI warned.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

A sound cybersecurity architecture requires a strong foundation in order to anchor the keys and passwords embedded in our digital networks in place – this approach is called security-by-design. Simply put: the more digitally transformed an organisation becomes, the more likely it is to experience a data breach.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Estée L auder is an American multinational manufacturer and marketer of p restige skincare, makeup, fragrance and hair care p roducts, it owns multiple brands, distributed internationally through both digital commerce and retail channels. Upon further review I was able to see connections to New York based cosmetic company Estée Lauder.”

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Approachable Cyber Threats

JANUARY 24, 2022

Get started with NCA’s Manage Your Privacy Settings page to check the settings of social media accounts, retail stores, apps and more. Protect your data Data privacy and cybersecurity go hand in hand. Keep your data secure by creating long, unique passwords and storing them in a password manager.

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Centraleyes

APRIL 23, 2024

Enhanced Customer Experience and Personalization The power of data-driven personalization enhances customer experiences, fostering stronger connections between businesses and their clientele. Illustration : Amazon’s retail transformation illustrates the benefits of data-driven personalization.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2019

Many SMBs lack the wherewithal to recover from the long-run consequences of a serious breach. High to very high threat Index contributors expressed a widely held belief that a data breach can put a company out of business. There are so many more ways to subvert authentication.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2021

Every time there is another data breach, we are asked to change our password at the breached entity. Here’s a closer look at what typically transpires in the weeks or months before an organization notifies its users about a breached database.

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Duo's Security Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The holiday season is critical for the retail industry in the U.S., The 2021 Identity Fraud Study by Javelin Strategy & Research reports the identity fraud resulted from stolen personally identifiable information (PII) and data breaches. Retail is critical to the U.S. Retail is critical to the U.S.

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Duo's Security Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The Retail & Hospitality Information Sharing and Analysis Center (RH-ISAC) just released the 2022 Holiday Season Cyber Threat Trends report that reveals the most prevalent malware tools leveraged by cyber criminals this year, with phishing and fraud dominating the list.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

According to IDC’s 2021 State of Cloud Security Report , 79 percent of surveyed companies reported a cloud data breach in the last 18 months. Public cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) may be less vulnerable than traditional data centers, but that doesn’t mean it’s without its own set of risks.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 19, 2022

Passwords are everywhere, but they probably weren't intended to be used as much as they are today. Maybe you are at an organization that requires you to change your passwords every 90 days or so, and so you have password fatigue -- there are only so many variations you can do every 90 days or so. I must have the password.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Big Yellow and Avira weren’t the only established brands cashing in on crypto hype as a way to appeal to a broader audience: The venerable electronics retailer RadioShack wasted no time in announcing plans to launch a cryptocurrency exchange. ” SEPTEMBER. Uber blames LAPSUS$ for the intrusion. A report commissioned by Sen.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Q4 is always the busiest time of year for shoppers and retailers, chock-full of shopping celebrations like Singles’ Day, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday, among others. Use strong passwords: It’s 2022, and 50% of users still use passwords like “1234” and “password.” By Gal Ringel, Co-Founder & CEO of Mine Privacy Ops.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 7, 2021

Credential stuffing is a type of advanced brute force hacking that leverages software automation to insert stolen usernames and passwords into web page forms, at scale, until the attacker gains access to a targeted account. Some of the credential stuffing attacks can be traced back to existing data breaches or phishing.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 22, 2023

8 Key Components of a CIAM Platform sparsh Tue, 05/23/2023 - 04:15 Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) is essentially developed to improve the customer experience (CX), ensure the highest level of security, protect customer data, and support the management of external, non-employee identities.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Retail websites big and small can expect a lot of interest from shoppers looking for deals, and a lot of interest from cybercriminals looking to cash in on those shoppers, by stealing their credit card details with stealthy card skimmers. Set strong passwords. Shared passwords. Never share them, never reuse them.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 29, 2018

The penny first dropped for me just over 7 years ago to the day: The only secure password is the one you can't remember. In an era well before the birth of Have I Been Pwned (HIBP), I was doing a bunch of password analysis on data breaches and wouldn't you know it - people are terrible at creating passwords!

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

It’s a tough time to be a retailer. Massive point-of-sale (POS) breaches continue to make headlines on a regular basis, and they can have a significant impact on consumers’ trust in a company and its brand. Multi-factor authentication is also required for remote access. …and a fourth step: employee training.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Major risks for online retailers. One aspect of cybercrime that isn't examined as much as it should be is the effect of data breaches and hacking incidents on your search engine optimization (SEO). There are a number of different types of cybercrime that can be extremely damaging to ecommerce businesses.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

Imagine you’re a retailer with 50 store locations. For customers like retailers, as well as banks and business software providers, an outage like this can be a blow to your reputation as well as a financial loss. And network users don’t just need to be authorized — they need to be authenticated, too.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Most organizations express confidence in their current status and budgets, but also expect to experience at least one data breach in 2024. Compromised Credentials Compromised identities from phishing, info stealers, keyloggers, and bad password habits provide the entry point for most ransomware attacks and data breaches.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Using this technique, the criminal collects your leaked credentials (usually stolen in a data breach) and then applies them to a host of other accounts, hoping they unlock more. Significant changes to authentication models may be required to alter the growth trajectory of these attacks.” Hackers count on it.

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Spinone

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

By incorporating the security features found in the existing blockchain network and the proven certificate method of authentication, in early 2018, Spinbackup will introduce a world class mechanism for organizations to secure their public cloud services and data.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1962 — Allan Scherr — MIT sets up the first computer passwords, for student privacy and time limits. Student Allan Scherr makes a punch card to trick the computer into printing off all passwords and uses them to log in as other people after his time runs out. retailer (Polo Ralph Lauren). Systems are shut down for three weeks.

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