Social media is a threat actor’s recon tool

Social media networks like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn were originally designed to connect people all over the world. Now, it has become an active underworld for threat actors seeking personal and organizational information from users. Social media has become a reconnaissance tool – a tried and true method of collecting data – to hijack…

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We’ve Changed Our Name, but the Mission Remains the Same

The RH-ISAC was built to create a secure place for retailers to share cybersecurity information and intelligence to not only better protect their own companies, but to also strengthen the entire sector – a rising tide lifting all boats. What started with about 30 companies coming together in Pittsburgh, PA, in 2014 has now grown…

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The Results Are In! The RH-ISAC’s 2018 Member Satisfaction Survey

Retail and hospitality members: This one’s for you. At the heart of any membership organization is its members – and in an industry that’s as transformative as ours, we’re proud to do our part helping all of you make retail more secure. That’s why the RH-ISAC and its Engagement Committee launched the first annual Member…

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RH-ISAC Interviews: Tae Kim, Capital One

“The window of time we had to stop the leveraging of known vulnerabilities, has now seemingly turned into an advantage for the advanced threat actors.,” writes Tae Kim, Senior Manager, Cyber Intelligence at Capital One Financial Corporation —and speaker at the 2018 Retail Cyber Intelligence Summit. As part of our series from speakers and sponsors of…

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We Need to Be All In

By: Suzie Squier, Executive Director, RH-ISAC Whether it was working with legal counsel to determine what information can be shared, or in internal discussions with his team, “being all in” was Publix vice president of IS architecture and security Steve Wellslager’s mantra for his efforts in increasing Publix’ sharing within the RH-ISAC community. Steve opened…

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