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Top 10 tips to stay safe online

IT Governance

It will come as no surprise that Christmas is by far the busiest period for online shopping , with online sales accounting for £25 billion during Christmas 2016 (IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index, January 2017). 10 tips to stay safe. billion this Christmas. Cyber crime is increasing and has become a multibillion-pound industry.

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Don’t let bad data drag you down: A retailer’s guide

Collibra

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. The right kind of data can drive great innovations in retail. This blog outlines what bad data means and how you can stop it from hurting your retail business.

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FBI warns of crooks targeting online shoppers during the holiday season

Security Affairs

Online surveys designed to steal personal information. Below are the tips provided by the shared authorities: Verify websites prior to making a purchase. Be wary of online retailers who use a free email service instead of a company email address. Only purchase items from official, encryption-using websites.

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How To Keep Cybersecure Over the Holidays

Adam Levin

This presents a set of challenges for IT professionals, with 36.6% of those surveyed listing poorly secured personal and network devices as being their primary concern with a remote workforce. A recent survey , commissioned by Cyberscout and conducted online by The Harris Poll among over 2,000 U.S.

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‘Tis the season for proliferating payment options…and risk

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

This year is expected to see similarly high numbers which is paralleled by increasing retailer anxiety about the state of their cybersecurity. In fact, according to our recent survey of retailers , 88% feel vulnerable to data threats. Almost 1 million visited physical stores.

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When It Comes to a Data Breach, How Do You Want to Be Notified?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

If you have looked at our recently released annual Data Threat Report: Retail Edition , you understand this is not just hyperbole. retail sector needs to come to terms with some bad news. The retail sector is responding to the onslaught of breaches, with 84% of companies surveyed planning to increase IT security spending.

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5 Steps CPGs Should Take When Considering Direct-To-Consumer (D2C)

Reltio

In order for retailers to sell flour to consumers, the bags are generally 500g or 1kg in size. For example, many smaller producers who supply restaurants and the retail trade were facing certain ruin due to the extreme hard stop caused by lockdown. They have had to completely re-think their routes to market.