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The battle between humans and bots is heating up, with Black Friday and Cyber Monday standing as prime targets. Some “Black Friday” holiday shopping events have already begun. Based on Kasada’s 2023 findings, the trends observed last year offer valuable insights and preparation strategies for 2024. With threat actors more sophisticated than ever, retailers must…

In today’s digital landscape, hotels face increasing cybersecurity risks that can jeopardize guest data and damage brand reputation. Regular penetration testing has become an essential practice for hotels to identify vulnerabilities, ensure compliance, and maintain a strong security posture. This article explores the importance of penetration testing for hotels and guides on implementing an effective…

Summary Adobe Commerce and Magento online stores are being targeted in CosmicSting attacks at an increasingly scaling rate, with threat actors hacking approximately 5% of all Adobe Commerce and Magento stores. The CosmicSting vulnerability, designated CVE-2024-34102, is a critical severity information disclosure flaw; when chained with CVE-2024-2961, a security issue in glibc’s iconv function, an attacker can achieve…

Yubico and Microsoft deliver strong identity, endpoint and access controls to Hyatt’s global operations Hyatt Hotels Corporation is one of the world’s most well-recognized and respected hospitality brands with approximately 1,500 hotel and all-inclusive properties spanning across 70 countries. With so many properties and employees spread out across the globe, it is a daunting task…

Increasingly, retail and hospitality applications are under attack by malicious threat actors exploiting web vulnerabilities. Thankfully, there’s a huge community of talented andtenacious ethical hackers who specialize in the retail and hospitality industries and can bring to your organization’s security. Thousands of the world’s most influential brands — including Hyatt, Beiersdorf, A.S. Watson, Delivery Hero,…

Effective online security in ecommerce is crucial not just for protecting against data breaches, but also for building and maintaining trust between businesses and consumers. When customers feel confident that their personal information is safe and secure, they are more likely to engage and establish long-term relationships with brands. On the other hand, a single…

The Path Taken In the 10 or so years since artificial intelligence (AI)-dependent tools have become an integral part of the business ecosystem, retail organizations have been among their most enthusiastic adopters. The industry has led the development and deployment of innovative, productivity- and profit-enhancing solutions for issues that have plagued the field for ages,…

The holiday shopping season is teed up for its annual explosion of spending. Retailers know this, consumers know this, and, unfortunately, cybercriminals know this. They are already taking advantage of any weak link they find to steal vital consumer and business data. Unlike gift buyers heading to stores or shopping online on Black Friday and…

Last holiday season, the headlines were all about the excess supply and glut of inventory that retailers had to sell off quickly to capture revenue amidst tight competition and waning consumer sentiment. While this year has so far presented new macroeconomic pressures — which some argue might be getting worse — retailers have continued to…

In an increasingly connected world, no one is immune to cyber security risks. You don’t have to be in the middle of an incident to know that cybercrime and data breaches are widespread across all industries — and capable of bringing even a major corporation to its knees. In fact, according to Flashpoint’s 2022 Year…