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In the true spirit of information sharing and in support of the National Cyber Security Awareness Month, two RH-ISAC members, JOANN Stores and Starbucks, offered their space and, more importantly, valuable staff time in support of the US Secret Service’s (USSS) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) educational effort on Business Email Compromise (BEC) the broad business community. BEC has…

Threat information-sharing first started getting more attention and interest in the cybersecurity industry after the 9/11 terror attacks. So you’d think by now it would be a routine process, especially with the volume of high-profile data breaches in the past few years. But while there has been much progress between the federal government and the…

Spotlight on RH-ISAC Member: Flashpoint: Shoplifting: Defeating Theft Detection and Prevention Technology Typically considered one of the most accessible and in many cases least-sophisticated types of crime, shoplifting persists as an undeniably damaging affliction across the retail sector. In fact, the National Retail Security Survey reported that loss of inventory cost U.S. retailers an estimated $49…

Spycloud: How the Grinch Stole Your Customer’s Account It’s mid- November and the hectic holiday season is top of mind for many organizations.  There are only a few more days before the threat level increases.  As early deal-hunters start to strategize ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, so too, are cyber criminals strategizing to exploit…

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