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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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Accelerate Digital Investments in Retail with Scalable Digital Identity

Security Boulevard

"A happy customer is a loyal customer" is considered the quintessential adage of retail. But in today's highly competitive retail landscape, it's not that simple. Retailers are turning to novel ways of accelerating digital investments to keep pace with the competition. Let's find out how. What's missing?

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Norton 360 Now Comes With a Cryptominer

Krebs on Security

I guess what bothers me most about Norton Crypto is that it will be introducing millions of perhaps less savvy Internet users to the world of cryptocurrency, which comes with its own set of unique security and privacy challenges that require users to “level up” their personal security practices in fairly significant ways.

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CLEANING UP THE CLUTTER (Pt. 5 of “Why Don’t You Go Dox Yourself?”)

Cisco Security

An important lesson in security is that operating at max capacity isn’t sustainable all the time, and planning for rest and overflow in our personal security planning is no different. Location tracking , often collected by installed apps on a user’s smart device.

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Digital Assistant Security during the Holiday Shopping Season

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The survey also probed how security concerns, as well as knowledge of security management, play out in the consumer mind. Six out of ten consumers (57%) maintained the default settings on their devices and fewer than 40% know how to personalize security settings at all.

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What Are My Photos Revealing About Me? You may be accidentally sharing personal information in your photos (an important Guest Post)

Architect Security

But concerns about this tool being used outside of law enforcement have grown with recent revelations showing that the company has been allowing others to try its technology , including big retail chains, schools, casinos, and even some individual investors and clients. .