INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
This is the time of year where savvy cyber criminals see an opportunity
Last year, the Carbon Black Threat Analysis Unit reported that organisations saw a 20.5 percent increase in attempted cyber attacks between
November and December 2016
This seasonal period is a goldmine for the latest generation of hackers to steal customer credentials as well as being the cause of damage
this is the first year the National Cyber Security Centre, part of the GCHQ intelligence service, has formally warned consumers about the
The Internet of Things (IoT) and rapid adoption of cloud services are bringing a whole new threat landscape to the shopping and sales
or whereby sensors and smart beacon technologies can predict whether a shopper is going to make a certain purchase or not
To stay secure this festive season, retailers need to invest in privileged access security
What this allows is something that goes a step above typical perimeter defences; the ability to monitor, recognise and lock down activity
Firstly, retailers must look to eliminate irreversible network takeover attacks as best as they can
Secondly, it is essential that on-premise cloud infrastructure accounts are controlled and secured
To do this, retailers must vault all critical infrastructure accounts and automatically rotate passwords periodically after every
more data such as credit card details and addresses
Finally, retailers should look to learn from other sectors
Many businesses across a range of industries from banking to manufacturing are hiring a team of ethical hackers or red teams to regularly
To protect from hackers, you have to think like one.These tactics have to be top of mind if retailers want to stay one step ahead and keep
to prevent a security breach in 2018
This lags behind IT telecoms at 62% and healthcare at 42%
Clearly, this sector has to innovate and learn how to incentivise a culture of cyber security best practice
Brand reputation and retaining a solid customer base depends on it.How can this be changed Typically, the retail sector has lagged behind
other sectors, as it often employs IT contractors rather than in-house staff to be upskilled and trained in cyber security best practice
The fight against cyber-attacks has to involve all employees, right from the staff on the shop floor (who are now interacting with more
analytics-based technology more than ever before) through to the chief technology officers behind major online brands
Many fall victim to phishing scams
Emails or ads that look like they are from their favourite retailers may actually lead through to malicious websites or fake domains
If a deal looks too good to be true, the chance are it is
Consumers should think twice about saving their credit card details on a site
As criminals look to hack many retailers this Cyber Monday and throughout the festive period, it is safer in many instances to not save
sensitive details.Feeling the benefit of festive cheerUnfortunately, hacks on retailers are commonplace
have taken every measure possible to safeguard against cyber-attacks in the process
Quick and convenient deals to bring in the customers should not be at the expense of security or good cyber hygiene and a failure to protect
those that get successfully targeted, it makes sense to get ahead of the threat rather than see profits from discount days wiped out by an
