IT Governance

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Decathlon, the world’s largest sporting goods retailer, has suffered a massive data breach, affecting 123 million customer and employee records. Cyber security researchers at vpnMentor found a leaky database on a publicly accessible Elasticsearch server. Customers’ email addresses and login information were also compromised.

Retail 131

Retail Phishing Data breaches Education 131

erwin

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Much like the hospitality industry , digital transformation in retail has been a huge driver of change. One important fact is getting lost among all of the talk of “the retail apocalypse” and myriad stories about increasingly empty shopping malls: there’s a lot of money to be made in retail.

Digital transformation 69

Digital transformation Retail e-Delivery Customer Experience 69

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 10, 2022

For instance, if I were signing up at example.com, I might give my email address as krebsonsecurity+example@gmail.com. Then, I simply go back to my inbox and create a corresponding folder called “Example,” along with a new filter that sends any email addressed to that alias to the Example folder.

Security 204

Security Data breaches Passwords Retail 204

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

It happens all the time: Organizations get hacked because there isn’t an obvious way for security researchers to let them know about security vulnerabilities or data leaks. An example of a security.txt file. Having a security.txt file can make it easier for organizations to respond to active security threats.

Retail 298

Retail Security Encryption IT 298

Collibra

APRIL 11, 2023

Retail is a dynamic and competitive market. In addition to the traditional brick-and mortar-stores, the retail business today includes online and mobile stores. Every process at every stage of these stores relies on data. The right kind of data can drive great innovations in retail.

Retail 88

Retail Sales Compliance Marketing 88

erwin

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

The rate at which organizations have adopted data-driven strategies means there are a wealth of digital transformation examples for organizations to draw from. ROI doesn’t meet expectations, the customer experience isn’t quite right , and data gets exposed or mishandled. Data used to enhance the customer experience.

Digital transformation 75

Digital transformation Customer Experience Data breaches Retail 75

IT Governance

MARCH 26, 2019

Although DPIAs (data protection impact assessments) are not a new concept, the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) now mandates them under certain circumstances. The primary aim is to reduce the possible harm to the data subject. It’s relevant for everyone, including retail and hospitality. A DPIA assesses risk.

Retail 78

Retail Risk GDPR Government 78

IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 30, 2024

In the last post , we looked at creating a blueprint for a sustainable data center. Now we’ll look at how to get the most out of a modern data center. Sometimes, we can look to others who have gone before us for inspiration and examples to help shape our vision for success.

Analytics 77

Analytics Cloud Manufacturing Retail 77

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 26, 2021

The Future of Payments Security. The Verizon DBIR 2020 report indicates that financially motivated attacks against retailers have moved away from Point of Sale (POS) devices and controllers, towards web applications. As the infrastructure changes, the adversaries change along with it to take the easiest path to data.

Security 143

Security Retail Authentication Big data 143

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 14, 2023

Respecting Privacy and Data Protection: World Consumer Rights Day divya Wed, 03/15/2023 - 05:44 For the last four decades, March 15th has marked World Consumer Rights Day - a campaign to raise global awareness about the needs and rights of consumers. It’s not only consumers and retailers taking notice of this trend, of course.

Privacy 71

Privacy Retail Customer Experience B2C 71

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

CyberNews researchers reported that Ecco, a global shoe manufacturer and retailer, exposed millions of documents. Ecco, a global shoe manufacturer and retailer, exposed millions of documents. Our research team discovered an exposed instance hosting a trove of data for Ecco. Original post @ [link]. What happened?

Retail 100

Retail Manufacturing Sales Phishing 100

Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2023

UK govt contractor MPD FM left an open instance that exposed employee passports, visas, and other sensitive data MPD FM, a facility management and security company providing services to various UK government departments, left an open instance that exposed employee passports, visas, and other sensitive data.

Retail 93

Retail Encryption Access Security 93

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Now, let me give you a few reasons, why pen testing has emerged as a “must-have” security practice. For example, your website security may prove strong, applications not so much. A pen test can inform and help clarify security policies and strategies. Data protection. Strategic positioning.

Security 198

Security Compliance Retail IoT 198

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

How to Secure Access for your Seasonal Workers. As the holiday season approaches, many retail, hospitality, logistics, and food manufacturing organizations hire seasonal workers to meet increasing demand. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 7% job rise in the retail industry. Mon, 11/21/2022 - 05:36.

Access 71

Access Retail Security Authentication 71

Collibra

APRIL 16, 2024

Together with our partners, we offer fully integrated solutions that allow all data citizens across an organization to derive value from their data. Each one of these awards honors a partner who truly demonstrates what it means to make data meaningful and be a data intelligence champion.

Cloud 52

Cloud Government Financial Services Retail 52

Collibra

JULY 21, 2023

In our data-driven age, data quality is crucial for any organization — but it’s particularly vital for citizens who rely on government agencies to provide essential services. Government programs of all kinds can benefit from the use of Collibra Data Quality & Observability.

Government 93

Government Retail Agriculture Compliance 93

Krebs on Security

MAY 11, 2020

Diebold Nixdorf , a major provider of automatic teller machines (ATMs) and payment technology to banks and retailers, recently suffered a ransomware attack that disrupted some operations. The 35,000-employee company also produces point-of-sale systems and software used by many retailers. ” NOT SO PRO LOCK.

Ransomware 334

Ransomware Retail Sales Data breaches 334

IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European Union’s landmark data privacy law, took effect in 2018. Yet many organizations still struggle to meet compliance requirements, and EU data protection authorities do not hesitate to hand out penalties. Irish regulators hit Meta with a EUR 1.2 billion fine in 2023.

GDPR 80

GDPR Compliance Personal data Privacy 80

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2020

vpnMentor researchers discovered that the popular digital wallet application Key Ring exposed data belonging to millions of users in a huge data leak. Further investigation allowed the experts to discovered other unsecured S3 buckets belonging to the company that were also exposing sensitive data. ” continues the report.

Retail 107

Retail Encryption Insurance Passwords 107

IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

According to the IBM survey, when CMOs were asked what they thought the primary challenges were in adopting generative AI, they listed three top concerns: managing the complexity of implementation, building the data set and brand and intellectual property (IP) risk. The journey starts with sound data.

Marketing 119

Marketing B2B Customer Experience Communications 119

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Virtually all companies like to say they take their customers’ privacy and security seriously, make it a top priority, blah blah. That’s because very few of the world’s biggest companies list any security executives in their highest ranks. Nor is the average pay hugely different among all three roles.

Security 210

Security Marketing Cybersecurity Data breaches 210

IT Governance

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Welcome to our third quarterly review of security incidents for 2022, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of data breaches and cyber attacks. IT Governance identified 285 publicly disclosed security incidents between July and September 2022, which accounted for 232,266,148 compromised records.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 116

IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

More prominently, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have come to offer digital forms of central bank money, while tokenized deposits tokenize the lifecycle of commercial bank money in both the retail and wholesale context. Privacy refers to the right of data owners to control who accesses their transactional information.

Retail 98

Retail Privacy Compliance Government 98

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Data controllers and data processors are an integral part of the GDPR. The terms ‘data controller’ and ‘data processor’ have been around for years, but it’s only since the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) took effect that they’ve been scrutinised. Responsibilities of the data controller.

GDPR 107

GDPR Retail Data collection Personal data 107

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 3, 2018

banks issue credit cards to their account holders, said a Web site misconfiguration exposed the names, addresses, dates of birth and Social Security numbers of thousands of people who applied for cards between early March 2017 and mid-July 2018. TCM Bank , a company that helps more than 750 small and community U.S. based ICBA Bancard Inc.

Data breaches 150

Data breaches Retail Risk Marketing 150

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2023

. “In 2022, governments fought wars online, businesses were affected by multiple ransomware gangs, and regular users’ data was constantly on hackers’ radars,” said NordVPN CTO Marijus Briedis. 2023, he predicted, “will not be any easier when it comes to keeping users’ data safe and private.”

Security 139

Security Ransomware Cybersecurity Privacy 139

IT Governance

JULY 13, 2021

Welcome to our second quarterly review of security incidents for 2021, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of cyber attacks and data breaches. In this blog, we provide an overview of the security landscape in the past three months, and look at key statistics and observations.

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Retail Ransomware Government 98

IT Governance

DECEMBER 5, 2023

IT Governance’s research has found the following for November 2023: 470 publicly disclosed security incidents. For example, UK service provider CTS suffered a cyber incident this month, which affected around 80 of its clients too (UK law firms). This blog provides analysis of the data we’ve collected.

Data breaches 113

Data breaches Ransomware Access Security 113

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 15, 2021

Key Developments in IoT Security. The rush to market for consumers to enjoy the modern conveniences offered by these devices shocked the security community. Security experts were concerned that these devices were built with no security in mind. Has the security of these devices gotten better, or remained the same?

IoT 100

IoT Security Data Privacy Encryption 100

erwin

OCTOBER 16, 2020

It’s certainly no secret that data has been growing in volume, variety and velocity, and most companies are overwhelmed by managing it, let alone harnessing it to put it to work. quintillion bytes of data every day, and 90% of the world’s data volume has been created in the past two years alone. Where is the data?

Artificial Intelligence 145

Artificial Intelligence Analytics Digital transformation Customer Experience 145

The Last Watchdog

MAY 3, 2021

All of the technical innovation cybersecurity vendors are churning out to deal with ever-expanding cyber risks, at the end of the day, come down to protecting encrypted data. I had the chance to learn more about ABE from Brent Waters, a distinguished scientist in the Cryptography & Information Security (CIS) Lab at NTT Research.

Encryption 158

Encryption Retail Digital transformation Cloud 158

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 1, 2021

30 , the FCC said it plans to move quickly on requiring the mobile companies to adopt more secure methods of authenticating customers before redirecting their phone number to a new device or carrier. In a long-overdue notice issued Sept. ” The FCC said the proposal was in response to a flood of complaints to the agency and the U.S.

Passwords 276

Passwords Authentication Communications Retail 276

IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 27, 2024

The company is working with extremely high volumes of data and expects this situation to continue or grow. So, you’ve got a ton of assets earmarked for data storage , with many more workloads on the way. Your business isn’t expecting this data to collect dust in a vault, either. What is a hyperscale data center?

Cloud 106

Cloud Marketing Retail Artificial Intelligence 106

IT Governance

AUGUST 19, 2020

The concept of data controllers and data processors has been around for years, but the roles come with clearly defined responsibilities under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). In this blog, we take a close look at what a data controller and processor does and how they fit into your organisation.

GDPR 95

GDPR Personal data Compliance Privacy 95

IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Although there have still been a few surprises, with the death of Queen Elizabeth II and blazing heatwaves across the UK to name but two, it was a familiar year in the cyber security landscape. Cyber criminals continued to wreak havoc, with the likes of Twitter , Uber and Neopets all reporting mammoth data breaches.

Security 132

Security Data breaches Ransomware Military 132

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 28, 2020

said a nine-month-long breach of its payment card processing systems may have led to the theft of card data from customers who visited any of its 850 locations nationwide. Wawa said the breach did not expose personal identification numbers (PINs) or CVV records (the three-digit security code printed on the back of a payment card).

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Sales Retail Security Encryption 299

The Last Watchdog

MAY 9, 2023

Cavanagh As a latecomer to the hyperscale data center market , Oracle focused on its heritage of helping large enterprise customers securely and efficiently run their mission critical systems and applications, Cavanagh told me. “We Oracle launched OCI in October 2016. And that was the design point we gave them.”

Cloud 147

Cloud Digital transformation Military Retail 147