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Protect Your Retail Business Against Malicious Bots and Botnets

Security Boulevard

In today's digital landscape, the threat of malicious bots and botnets looms large over the retail industry. Retailers are not only left to deal with frustrated customers, but often also find themselves processing numerous returns if the bad actors fail to resell the items.

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5 holiday Cybersecurity tips retailers need this year

CyberSecurity Insiders

Retailers around the world are preparing for a chaotic holiday season. Supply chain disruptions are causing issues , and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is something retailers need to keep in mind, especially when operating a brick-and-mortar location. About 24% of all 2020 breaches were aimed at retailers. Train staff members.

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Why retailers must adopt a Zero Trust approach during this holiday season

CyberSecurity Insiders

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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Q&A: Why SOAR startup Syncurity is bringing a ‘case-management’ approach to threat detection

The Last Watchdog

SOAR, if you haven’t heard, is a hot new technology stack that takes well-understood data mining and business intelligence analytics methodologies — techniques that are deeply utilized in financial services, retailing and other business verticals – and applies them to cybersecurity.

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6 Business functions that will benefit from cybersecurity automation

CyberSecurity Insiders

The upcoming holiday season presents a unique cybersecurity threat for businesses in addition to individual consumers. More online retailers are offering Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday deals to maximize profits and expect to see a 107% revenue boost over the holiday shopping weekend.

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How your business can benefit from Cybersecurity automation

CyberSecurity Insiders

The upcoming holiday season presents a unique cybersecurity threat for businesses in addition to individual consumers. More online retailers are offering Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday deals to maximize profits and expect to see a 107% revenue boost over the holiday shopping weekend.

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NFTs – Protecting the investment

CyberSecurity Insiders

They’ve seen tremendous interest from a wide range of parties, whether that be institutional investors or retail hobbyists looking to find an angle. Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are the new player in the financial investment market. million) theft due to a fraudulent NFT scheme.