Strengthening Your Organization’s Password Policy

According to the Cyber Readiness Institute, 63% of data breaches result from weak or stolen passwords. Putting a strong password policy in place is one of those first lines of defense that sounds so easy, but can realistically be hard to implement, as it depends on the cooperation of all the employees in your organization….

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Be On Alert This Holiday Season

It has been nearly twenty months since the outbreak of the COVID-19 global pandemic which has had a profound and lasting impact on the retail and hospitality business community. As we slowly begin to emerge from the pandemic, the upcoming holiday season offers both possibilities and potential new threats when it comes to payments. On…

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How to Secure Your eCommerce Site This Holiday Shopping Season

You might still be working on your summer tan, but the holiday season is right around the corner. In 2020, nearly 60% of shoppers had started making holiday purchases by early November, and this year’s consumers will likely start even sooner. The holiday season is full of potential for eCommerce businesses. Last year, online shopping…

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Top Three Focus Areas for CISOs in 2021

In a year that tested our resolve, the RH-ISAC community was resilient. The COVID-19 pandemic altered business-as-usual operations, changing the ways consumers shop and travel, and how employees work. Many of our members were forced to reduce staff and contractors, financially de-prioritize large capital and long-term projects, and delay initiatives that would have contributed to…

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The Holiday Shopping Bot Survival Guide

The holiday shopping season is upon us; Black Friday and Cyber Monday have passed, and retailers across the country are in the thick of their busiest season of the year. While people are used to jostling with their fellow customers at the checkout counters of brick-and-mortar stores, this year’s pandemic-related restrictions mean more consumers than ever will be rubbing virtual shoulders with a different kind of competition — online bots.

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