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The Countdown to Black Friday Has Begun. Are Retailers and Consumers Ready?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

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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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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News alert: Kovrr report reveals exposure and cost of material cyber threats — across industries

The Last Watchdog

Kovrr’s models capture a detailed representation of each company’s technological profile and simulate yearly cyber event scenarios tailored to each company’s exposure to risk. The results of this report are based on an in-depth analysis of the top US Fortune 1000 companies.

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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

eSecurity Planet

Vendor reports note huge volume of attacks on local and public infrastructure, such as: CrowdStrike: Monitored hacktivist and nation-state distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks related to the Israli-Palestinian conflict, including against a US airport. 50,000 DDoS attacks on public domain name service (DNS) resolvers.

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Security Breaches – It’s Not If, It’s When

SiteLock

Having a proper cybersecurity plan for your business will also allow you to keep your finger on the pulse of technology. You’ll also need to minimize your risk of a DDoS attack, which is an attempt to make a website unavailable by overwhelming it with “fake” requests and traffic from hundreds of sources. Step 3: Be Proactive.

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Ransom Gangs Emailing Victim Customers for Leverage

Krebs on Security

” The message above was sent to a customer of RaceTrac Petroleum , an Atlanta company that operates more than 650 retail gasoline convenience stores in 12 southeastern states. . “Call or write to this store and ask to protect your privacy!!!!” “Perhaps you bought something there and left your personal data.

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No Industry Immune to Hacks and Breaches

SecureWorld News

Viking Line: The shipping company, like many across Europe, was the target of a DDoS attack that crippled websites and has IT teams working triple-time to get systems back online. Retail: Retailers store a lot of customer data, such as credit card numbers and shipping addresses.