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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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Financial services continue to lead in cybersecurity preparedness, but chinks appear in the armor

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Financial services continue to lead in cybersecurity preparedness, but chinks appear in the armor. It highlights the leadership of financial services in cybersecurity relative to other industries, but it also uncovers some surprising chinks in their cybersecurity armor. Thu, 09/01/2022 - 05:15.

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Iran-linked APT group Pioneer Kitten sells access to hacked networks

Security Affairs

Iran-linked APT group Pioneer Kitten is now trying to monetize its efforts by selling access to some of the networks it has hacked to other hackers. Iran-linked APT group Pioneer Kitten, also known as Fox Kitten or Parisite, is now trying to monetize its efforts by selling access to some of the networks it has hacked to other hackers.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 4 – 10 December 2023

IT Governance

Researchers from the German cyber security company Aplite discovered 3,806 servers from 111 countries accessible on the Internet. Source (New) Retail USA Yes 2,469 Three GreatStar Industrial Co. Source (New) Manufacturing Japan Yes Unknown Midland Industries Source (New) Retail USA Yes Unknown Rosen’s Diversified, Inc.

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FCA sets out plans to make Big Tech a priority and provides update on its approach to AI

Data Protection Report

The speech: key points As part of his speech, Mr Rathi explained that the FCA plans to examine how Big Tech firms’ unique access to large sets of data could unlock better products, more competitive prices and wider choice for consumers and businesses. The FCA also sets out its next steps.

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The Future of Payments Security

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

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. Figure 1: Web application breaches in the Retail industry. Fraud and scams move to the web. Source: Verizon DBIR 2020.

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The Clock is Ticking for PCI DSS 4.0 Compliance

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Virtually every major financial institution, retailer, and scores of payment processors have been the victims of data breaches, incurring both financial and reputational damage. According to the 2022 Thales Data Threat Report – Financial Services Edition , 52% of U.S. million, second only to healthcare.