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Black Friday and Cyber Weekend: Navigating the Tumultuous Waters of Retail Cybersecurity

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Black Friday and Cyber Weekend: Navigating the Tumultuous Waters of Retail Cybersecurity sparsh Tue, 11/21/2023 - 05:01 As global consumers gear up for the much-anticipated shopping bonanza that is Black Friday and Cyber Weekend, retailers brace themselves for the frenzied onslaught of shoppers and the deluge of cyber threats lurking in the shadows.

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Are Retailers Shopping for a Cybersecurity Breach?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

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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The importance of encryption in complying with Australia’s Privacy Amendment Act

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Around the same time, US fashion retailer Forever 21 admitted that hackers had collected customers’ credit card information from its stores’ point of sale terminals over much of 2017, and the information of nearly 1.2 For more information on the Privacy Amendment Act 2017, please visit our dedicated landing page.

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UK govt contractor MPD FM leaks employee passport data

Security Affairs

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.

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GUEST ESSAY: 3 key ingredients to stress-free compliance with data handling regulations

The Last Watchdog

The variety of laws and regulations governing how organizations manage and share sensitive information can look like a bowl of alphabet soup: HIPAA, GDPR, SOX, PCI and GLBA. You are responsible for governing the data your employees access, regardless of how they access it. Layer defenses. Train employees.

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Key Ring digital wallet exposes data of 14 Million users in data leak

Security Affairs

The images include scans of government-issued IDs, retail club membership and loyalty cards, NRA membership cards, gift cards, credit cards with all details exposed (including CVV), medical insurance cards, medical marijuana ID cards, and more. ” continues the report. ” continues the report.

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Top 10 Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Vendors

eSecurity Planet

Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software helps businesses manage all of the necessary documentation and processes for ensuring maximum productivity and preparedness. Third-party governance. IT governance and security. Privacy governance and management. Enterprise & operational risk management. Audit management.