Last year, retail and hospitality reported almost 100 indicators of compromise (IoCs) per day. To put that in context, this means that roughly four times every hour, of every day, retail and hospitality companies shared data related to a cyberattack. In all, more than 72,000 IoCs were reported by members during 2018 and 2019. The…
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Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, 63% of consumers said they referenced their mobile phones as a resource while shopping in stores1. Today, due to the lack of face-to-face interactions resulting from COVID-19, we’re seeing a rapidly accelerated adoption of eCommerce as a marketplace. The week following the pandemic declaration, eCommerce traffic increased 23% and it’s…
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As the world scrambles to respond to the outbreak, more and more workers around the globe are working remotely in an effort to contain and mitigate the pandemic. This has opened new avenues for hackers, as in many cases the companies may not have the infrastructure or policies in place to support secure remote working,…
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As the world collectively grapples with the health, societal, and economic impacts of COVID-19, businesses everywhere are facing a hidden parallel threat. Hackers and malicious actors are using the confusion and anxiety to pry open new and existing vulnerabilities, and cybersecurity firms around the world are seeing a drastic increase in attacks. Ransomware This is…
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Four months ago, the Javits Center in New York City was bustling with more than 40,000 people attending the National Retail Federation (NRF) 2020 Vision: Retail’s Big Show. Navigating retail innovation across four incongruent floors covering 760,000 square feet – with a 15-story glass-enclosed Crystal Palace high and wide enough for endless imagination – seems…
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