Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 22, 2022

In September 2020, Singapore-based online grocery store, Redmart, experienced a data breach that exposed the personally identifiable information (PII) of over 890,000 of its customers. Continue reading "Cloud Security Risk for Retail Companies: Why Ignoring Best Practices Could be Costly – The Redmart Story".

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2023

The Brazilian retail arm of car manufacturing giant Volvo leaked sensitive files, putting its clientele in the vast South American country in peril. Volvo’s retailer in Brazil, Dimas Volvo, leaked sensitive files through its website. website, belonging to an independent Volvo retailer in the Santa Catarina region of Brazil.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

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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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 18, 2018

As digital transformation takes hold, the retail industry is under siege from cyber criminals and nation states attempting to steal consumers’ personal information, credit card data and banking information. senior retail IT security managers and 96 IT security managers from retailers across the globe.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 28, 2018

As the retail industry follows suit with today’s digital transformation, customer expectations are at an all-time high. Retailers are looking to address these demands with interconnected experiences to give customers more personalized and immediate experiences both in-stores and online. The numbers don’t lie.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2021

The securWizCase experts found a major breach that affected the popular online retailer Cosmolog Kozmetik. l, has found a major breach in popular online retailer Cosmolog Kozmetik’s database. This breach exposed users’ names, email addresses, physical addresses, phone numbers, order details, and more.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 10, 2023

The Retail Data Threat Environment and Why CIAM is a Key Cornerstone to Better Cybersecurity. madhav Thu, 05/11/2023 - 06:06 The retail landscape has changed significantly. Customers should be aware of the existing threats, while retailers must understand the risks associated with poor management of customer identities.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 30, 2023

The bright side of data privacy compliance: 5 value-driven opportunities for retailers madhav Thu, 08/31/2023 - 05:20 Failing to keep up with data privacy legislations, such as General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) can harm a brand’s bottom-line and public reputation.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 9, 2022

IKEA has admitted that its Canadian wing has become a victim of a large data breach that could have spilled personal details of approximately 95,000 customers to hackers. The post IKEA Canada becomes a victim of a large data breach appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Competition has never been fiercer for online retailers, which means it’s not just quality products and customer service that companies must focus on. While retailers still need to focus on protecting employees and the systems and databases they utilize, there must also be a renewed focus on protecting customer data.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 11, 2024

However, industries reliant on shared devices—such as healthcare, retail, and manufacturing—face unique challenges. Similarly, in retail and manufacturing, delays caused by authentication procedures reduce overall efficiency. These fast-paced environments need a more flexible approach to balance security, speed, and user privacy.

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Centraleyes

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In a recent incident, Dollar Tree, a leading discount retail chain, faced the aftermath of a third-party data breach impacting nearly 2 million individuals due to a security breach at service provider Zeroed-In Technologies. This incident sheds light on the critical importance of assessing and managing supply chain risks.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Business is booming and data is flowing. Retailers and shoppers are leveraging and enjoying many benefits data sharing brings: loyalty programs, personalized experiences, easier product location and ordering, online shopping, mobile access and the list goes on. It also only takes a click for a customer to be gone. Everything.

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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. Minimising risks. Upsetting experience.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 23, 2018

So before the shopping frenzy begins, we thought this would be an opportune time to outline some best practices that both retailers and consumers should follow in order to protect consumer data. As convenience technologies evolve, look for more risks to consumers and retailers. Protecting Consumer Data is Priority #1.

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2022

NIST has published the “ Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management Practices for Systems and Organizations ” in response to the Executive Order 14028: Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity. ” reads the Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management Practices for Systems and Organizations. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2019

LightInTheBox is a Chinese online retailer trading on the New York Stock Exchange, most of its customers are in North America and Europe. The data leak was discovered by VPNmentor in late November, data in the archive was “unsecured and unencrypted”, and accessible from anyone via a web browser. TB of data, totaling over 1.5

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

It’s been less than a month since mega retailer Target announced that a little more than 40 million customer debit and credit cards had been stolen by hackers. News is already leaking out that a number of other retailers, including Neiman Marcus, may have fallen victim to the same type of attack. generated ads.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

15, 2024 – Harter Secrest & Emery LLP , a full-service business law firm with offices throughout New York, is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a NetDiligence-authorized Breach Coach ® , a designation only extended to law firms that demonstrate competency and sophistication in data breach response.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 16, 2024

million records to a hacker forum, claiming they originated from a March 2024 hack at Canadian retail chain Giant Tiger. The retailer first learned of the security incident on March 4, 2024, and concluded that customer information was involved by March 15, according to an email the company wrote to customers.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Let’s explore what to expect from the upcoming regulations, provide insights into critical federal and state laws, and offer practical compliance and risk management strategies. Cybersecurity laws and regulations encompass a range of legal requirements designed to protect information systems and data from cyber threats.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 9, 2022

There are risks to code libraries, though: they can contain a danger known in the client-side security space as “ shadow code.”. These introduce the risk of a security breach. Thus, the risk of vulnerabilities increases with the addition of shadow code. What is shadow code? Code can never be perfect.

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SC Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

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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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

If data is involved, threat actors want to get their hands on it and exploit it. Some notable cyber incidents in the past half-decade include: McDonald's (2021): The fast-food giant suffered a data breach that exposed customer and employee information in South Korea and Taiwan. Subway U.K. 2020): The sandwich chain's U.K.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 7, 2018

August is two-thirds of the way through year, and we have already seen a number of serious, far-reaching data breaches making headlines, some occurred in 2018, and some from 2017 that are now being disclosed. retail sector needs to come to terms with some bad news. retail sector needs to come to terms with some bad news.

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Centraleyes

APRIL 23, 2024

The digital landscape is advancing, and the risks of shirking cutting-edge technology are substantial. It’s well known that while new technologies open up novel pathways, they also come with risks. According to a recent Deloitte report , more than half (52%) of consumers feel more at risk in the digital environment.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The State of Data Security in 2024 However, not only individuals must protect their digital assets; organizations do, too. A host of threats continue to put enterprise data at risk. It's crucial to recognize that data breaches have enormous impacts on individuals, businesses, and society.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The State of Data Security in 2024 However, not only individuals must protect their digital assets; organizations do, too. A host of threats continue to put enterprise data at risk. It's crucial to recognize that data breaches have enormous impacts on individuals, businesses, and society.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 11, 2024

However, industries reliant on shared devices—such as healthcare, retail, and manufacturing—face unique challenges. Similarly, in retail and manufacturing, delays caused by authentication procedures reduce overall efficiency. These fast-paced environments need a more flexible approach to balance security, speed, and user privacy.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 30, 2019

The culprit: lax practices of a third-party data and analytics contractor. Related: Atrium Health breach highlights third-party risks. Third-party cyber risks are likely to persist at the current scale for a while longer. There is impetus for change – beyond the fear of sustaining a major data breach.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 11, 2021

Security is a top risk of using third-party code. In September 2017, Equifax faced a data breach. Nefarious actors stole customer data, including names, social security numbers, birthdates, and home addresses. Target is still reeling from the aftermath of its breach. less than before its breach.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 25, 2024

Luxury retail chain Neiman Marcus has begun to inform customers about a cyberattack it discovered in May. In the data breach notification , Neiman Marcus says 64,472 people are affected. According to Neiman Marcus, the exposed data does not include gift card PINs. As usual, we will keep an eye on how this develops.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2024

Evolve Bank & Trust this week published a notice on its website to confirm the security breach and announced it has launched an investigation into the incident. “It appears these bad actors have released illegally obtained data, including Personal Identification Information (PII), on the dark web.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 11, 2021

Security is a top risk of using third-party code. In September 2017, Equifax faced a data breach. Nefarious actors stole customer data, including names, social security numbers, birthdates, and home addresses. Target is still reeling from the aftermath of its breach. less than before its breach.

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2018

Dixons Carphone announced on Monday that the security breach discovered in June affected around 10 million customers, much more than the initial estimate. The situation was worse than initially thought, the company announced on Monday that the security breach affected around 10 million customers, much more than the initial estimate.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 12, 2018

Companies like retailers, banks, and healthcare providers began seeking out cyberinsurance in the early 2000s, when states first passed data breach notification laws. But even with 20 years' worth of experience and claims data in cyberinsurance, underwriters still struggle with how to model and quantify a unique type of risk.

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