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Are Retailers Shopping for a Cybersecurity Breach?

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Are Retailers Shopping for a Cybersecurity Breach? Retailers started the century as the prime targets for cyber attackers looking for credit card data. Today, unfortunately, retailers are again coming back to the spotlight. Similar to many organizations, 36% of retail respondents cited human error as the leading threat.

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E-learning: the effective way to train your team

IT Governance

It is widely acknowledged that the retail and hospitality industries experience high staff turnover: frontline roles are often filled by temporary, young or part-time staff, the hours can be long and unsociable and the work can be physically demanding. and they won’t be slowed down by others, which usually happens in live training.

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Risk Management under the DORA Regulation

IT Governance

In fact, in 2020–2022, the financial sector was the second-most attacked sector, topped only by the retail and manufacturing sector. Certified DORA Foundation Training Course You may also be interested in taking our Certified DORA Foundation Training Course. million (about £4.70

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Data breaches and cyber attacks quarterly review: Q3 2021

IT Governance

As the graph above demonstrates, the other big contributors were the technology and media sector (37 incidents), the education sector (35), retail (18) and professional services (15). Notably, there has been a decline in data breaches and cyber attacks in the retail sector compared to Q2 (18 vs 41). Keeping your organisation secure.

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Catches of the month: Phishing scams for December 2021

IT Governance

The message might include an expensive item that you have apparently purchased, enticing you to follow a link to alert the retailer to the mistake. The messages are Christmas-themes, offering services such as gift deliveries and promoting special offers at retailers. We have seen steady growth both from our U.S. Can you spot a scam?

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Top 3 Black Friday 2019 scams to avoid

IT Governance

Besides the traumatic experience for some retail employees and those injured in shop-floor brawls, Black Friday is also a time in which many of us are caught out by scams, with cyber criminals taking advantage of customers desperate for a bargain. Of course, the best way to protect yourself is to identify the scam before clicking anything.

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Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks Quarterly Review: Q3 2022

IT Governance

The other big contributors were the education sector (39 incidents), technology (33) and retail (25). IT Governance offers a range of resources to help you navigate the threat landscape, including cyber security software, training courses, books and toolkits. Keeping your organisation secure.