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WatchGuard

Ready for Black Friday? Guide to Safe Shopping

Nov 25, 2024 By Corey Nachreiner In WatchGuard
As Black Friday approaches, consumers and retailers are gearing up for deals—while cybercriminals prepare to exploit any vulnerabilities. With online shopping at its peak, hackers are poised to take advantage of the busiest, most hectic moments. Retailers face a significant challenge: safeguarding customer data and profits. A 2024 Verizon report shows that system intrusions, social engineering, and web vulnerabilities cause 92% of retail data breaches.
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knowbe4

Dark Side of Deals: Emerging Scams for Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday

Nov 20, 2024 By Javvad Malik In KnowBe4
As the holiday shopping season kicks into high gear, cybercriminals are gearing up too. This year, alongside the usual suspects, we're seeing some crafty new scams, so let’s take a look at some of the ones you should be most careful of during Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday. AI-Generated Fake Reviews AI has allowed scammers to flood product pages with well-written and convincing fake reviews of products.
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Trustwave

10 Tips to Help Holiday Shoppers to Stay Safe from Scams and Cyberattacks

Nov 20, 2024 By Trustwave In Trustwave
The holiday season is here, and with it comes the thrill of Black Friday deals and holiday shopping sprees. But it's not just shoppers who are gearing up – cybercriminals are ready to take advantage of the holiday rush, hoping to catch unsuspecting consumers off guard. While Trustwave generally focuses on protecting enterprises from cyberattacks and scams, we feel it’s important to help consumers, as well. After all, many people use work devices for online shopping and accessing social media.
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netacea

Evolution of Scalper Bots Part 5: The Rise of Retail Scalping

Nov 14, 2024 By Threat Research Team In Netacea
Welcome back to our Evolution of Scalper Bots series from the Netacea Threat Intel Center. In our previous blog, we reviewed the early days of anti-bot legislation and its limitations, especially around ticket scalping. Traditional defenses like CAPTCHA quickly became insufficient, which spurred the development of bot management solutions.
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Trustwave

Analyzing Play and LockBit: The Top Ransomware Threats Facing Retailers

Nov 7, 2024 By Trustwave In Trustwave
This blog is the latest in a series that delves into the deep research conducted daily by the Trustwave SpiderLabs team on major threat actor groups currently operating globally. Retailer databases are chock-full of information that makes them highly attractive targets for ransomware gangs, as highlighted by Trustwave SpiderLabs in its recent 2024 Trustwave Risk Radar Report: Retail Sector.
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securitysenses

The Role of Secure Shipping in Protecting High-Value Goods

Nov 5, 2024 By SecuritySenses In SecuritySenses
Transporting high-value goods, whether it be jewelry, electronics, artwork, or luxury items, requires an enhanced level of care and attention. The process of shipping these valuable items comes with inherent risks, such as theft, damage, or loss during transit. This is where secure shipping plays a vital role in ensuring that high-value goods are transported safely and arrive at their destination without incident. Implementing robust security measures throughout the shipping process is crucial for minimizing risk and maintaining the integrity of high-value shipments.
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salt security

Securing APIs in Retail: Safeguarding Customer Data

Oct 31, 2024 By Alexandria Nicosia In Salt Security
The retail industry’s digital transformation has made secure APIs essential to modern operations since they are at the core of this shift. APIs power everything from e-commerce platforms and mobile shopping apps to inventory management, point-of-sale systems, and personalized customer experiences. They help retailers stay agile in a fast-paced market by enabling seamless data exchange and streamlining processes.
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cyberark

Building Trust in Digital Retail: How Identity Security Protects E-Commerce

Oct 31, 2024 By Chris Jezior In CyberArk
As retailers prepare for a season of high-demand online shopping, the risks of cyberthreats continue to grow, much like the need for increased security in a bustling mall on busy shopping days. In today’s retail landscape, identity security serves as the “mall security team” of the digital world—working behind the scenes to protect customer trust and to help ensure seamless, secure shopping experiences.
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Trustwave

Cyber Retail Fraud: A New Twist on an Old Game

Oct 31, 2024 By Trustwave In Trustwave
People have always been susceptible to a deal that is too good to be true. In the 1800s, American con man George C. Parker was best known for his repeated successes in "selling the Brooklyn Bridge” to the unwary. Then, in the 1900s it became popular to sell "valuable" Florida real estate that turned out to be swampland.
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