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Hello, and welcome to the Retail CISC blog! We thought we’d start with an inaugural post on how retail security is different from (and often harder than) security for your standard enterprise. Is there such a thing as a standard enterprise? Probably not from the CISO’s point of view, but many vendors and regulatory bodies…

If you think the total eclipse will be cool, wait until you see the 2017 Retail Cyber Intelligence Summit: Securing Retail 002! And you don’t need special glasses! In addition to the great line up of speakers, like “The Importance of Women in Cybersecurity” panel on Day 1 and Target’s Rich Agostino kicking off Day 2, we’ll have workshops…

The RH-ISAC team is working hard to strengthen support for our members to share openly and actively within our trusted community. We’ve teamed up with Hunton & Williams to gather insights for overcoming legal barriers to information sharing. We understand that companies are challenged to provide better visibility, understanding, and gain support to engage in…

I’m a bit behind in my reading, so just finished the PYMNTS.com article, “Don’t Bite the Phish Hook,” from August 23 which references RiskIQ’s 2017 State of Enterprise Digital Defense Report. The article suggests that companies “Invest in three things: people, process and tech.” I would add one other – an Information Sharing & Analysis Center (ISAC). For retail…

In anticipation of the RH-ISAC’s Retail Cyber Intelligence Summit, our team had the opportunity to ask a few questions to Target’s new CISO, Rich Agostino. We wanted to learn more about his approach to strategic leadership, how he is addressing the threat landscape and advice he has for up-and-coming leaders in the industry. Read his thoughts…