8 Tips for the Holiday Season

Our holiday guidance blog series for retail and hospitality continues. For more blogs in this series, visit https://rhisac.org/blog/ Being this time of the year, our sector needs to be vigilant. There’s a chill in the air, decorations hung in every window, children’s eyes sparkle with wonder and expectation… and hackers lurk around every corner. The holiday…

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The Retail & Hospitality ISAC Welcomes Two New Board Members

Washington, D.C, November 22, 2019 – The Retail & Hospitality Information Sharing Analysis Center (RH-ISAC) announced that two top retail and hospitality executives were unanimously elected to join the ISAC’s Board of Directors. In addition, two current board members, Dave Estlick, chief information security officer of Starbucks and Adam Hirsch, senior vice president, global information…

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Top 5 Holiday Shopping Season Threats for Retail and Hospitality

This blog is part of the RH-ISAC holiday guidance blog series. For more blogs in this series, visit https://rhisac.org/blog/. The holiday season brings out more than decorations, carols, and hot chocolate. The drastic influx in retail activity as people scurry to cross items off their shopping lists means that hackers come out in droves and malicious…

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RH-ISAC Holiday Tips Featured on Dark Reading

Recently, RH-ISAC’s Director of Intelligence Operations Muktar Kelati spoke with Dark Reading about how retailers can protect themselves from hackers and scammers seeking to put a damper on both holiday spirits and sales. While retail and hospitality organizations are already working on rolling out sales, deals and other holiday promotions, threat actors are also making their lists…

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Analyst Spotlight: TruSTAR Intel Architect Discusses the Evolution of Phishing Attacks

TruSTAR recently spoke at RH-ISAC’s Retail Cyber Intelligence Summit about best practices and insights about intelligence fusion. A major component to fusion and managing your intelligence is phishing triage. In this follow-up Q&A, we sat down with TruSTAR Intelligence Architect Neal Dennis to discuss phishing trends, its impact on consumer-facing companies, and how security teams can defend themselves…

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