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Protecting Retailers Against Cyber Risks on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Protecting Retailers Against Cyber Risks on Black Friday and Cyber Monday josh.pearson@t… Tue, 11/26/2024 - 08:01 As Black Friday and Cyber Monday loom, the stakes for retailers extend far beyond enticing deals and record sales. With retail sales during 2024 set to grow to between $5.23 trillion and $5.28 trillion and $5.28

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Passwordless Authentication without Secrets!

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

However, industries reliant on shared devices—such as healthcare, retail, and manufacturing—face unique challenges. These fast-paced environments need a more flexible approach to balance security, speed, and user privacy. Similarly, in retail and manufacturing, delays caused by authentication procedures reduce overall efficiency.

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UK Fines Dixons Carphone for Massive Breach

Data Breach Today

Retailer's Missteps Led to 'Careless Loss of Data,' Privacy Watchdog Says British regulators have fined Dixons Carphone $653,000 for a breach that exposed millions of payment card details and personal data due to point-of-sale malware.

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The bright side of data privacy compliance: 5 value-driven opportunities for retailers

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The bright side of data privacy compliance: 5 value-driven opportunities for retailers madhav Thu, 08/31/2023 - 05:20 Failing to keep up with data privacy legislations, such as General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) can harm a brand’s bottom-line and public reputation.

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Carphone Warehouse Breach: 'Striking' Failures Trigger Fine

Data Breach Today

Attacker Breached WordPress Installation Outdated by 6 Years Mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse has been hit with one of the largest fines ever imposed by Britain's data privacy watchdog after an attacker breached its outdated WordPress installation, exposing 3 million customers' and 1,000 employees' personal details.

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Data privacy examples

IBM Big Data Hub

An online retailer always gets users’ explicit consent before sharing customer data with its partners. A navigation app anonymizes activity data before analyzing it for travel trends. One cannot overstate the importance of data privacy for businesses today.

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Retail Privacy Network

Data Matters

You are invited to join privacy professionals in the retail sector for topical conversation, learning and networking at the first Retail Privacy Network meeting. This interactive meeting will include hot topics in UK/EU data privacy and cybersecurity with practical case studies on retail industry issues.

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