Trustwave Threat Intelligence Briefing: The 2023 Retail Services Sector Threat Landscape

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…

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Tackling the Top 4 Fraud and Abuse Challenges this Holiday Season

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…

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How to Create a Culture of “Healthy Paranoia”

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…

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Bridging the Digital Privacy Gap

The term “cybersecurity” can oftentimes be ambiguous and difficult to define, no different than that of a single or multi-family office. But much like an Investment Policy Statement, identifying and defining risk down to the individual level is paramount in achieving both near-term and strategic objectives. In this blog post, we seek to shed light…

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4 Cybersecurity Awareness Month Initiatives for Your Company

Since 2004, October has been recognized as Cybersecurity Awareness Month by organizations like the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA), which are dedicated to helping individuals better protect themselves against online threats. This year CISA and NCA are focusing on the human element of security, with the 2022 Cybersecurity…

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