By Luke Vander Linden, Vice President, Membership and Marketing, Retail & Hospitality ISAC In the retail industry, the escalation of online transactions and digital customer interactions has magnified the importance of cybersecurity. Retail operations, which often hold vast amounts of …
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A Top to Bottom Look at Protecting Your Operation Against Retail Shrink
Like a dull headache, retail shrink has always been an unfortunate reality of running a retail business. But for some retailers lately, that ache has grown into a splitting migraine. Anecdotal evidence suggests shoplifters in some areas are growing bolder, …
Read More »Ace Hardware Updates Retailers on Cybersecurity Incident
In an email to retailers on Nov. 3, Ace Hardware president and CEO John Venhuizen updated retailers on the progress being made in remediating the cybersecurity incident that occurred over the weekend of Oct. 28-29. Venhuizen shared that the Care …
Read More »Ace Hardware Experiences Cybersecurity Incident
Ace Hardware shared an email Monday with its retailers that the organization detected a cybersecurity incident impacting its IT systems. According to the email, ACENET, Warehouse Management Systems, Ace Retailer Mobile Assistant (ARMA), Hot Sheets, Invoices, Ace Rewards and the …
Read More »Focus on These 4 Key Behaviors During Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Cybersecurity Awareness Month starts today and runs through the month of October, raising awareness about simple practices that individuals and businesses can engage in to increase their cybersecurity and reduce the chance of being compromised, more commonly known as being …
Read More »Staying on the Safe Side of Cybersecurity with Luke Vander Linden
Joining the esteemed line-up of speakers at the 2023 NHPA Independents Conference Aug. 2-3 in Dallas, Luke Vander Linden and his organization, the Retail & Hospitality Information Sharing and Analysis Center (RH-ISAC) bring a wealth of knowledge in cybersecurity to …
Read More »Why and How to Invest in Cybersecurity
Cyber attacks put individuals and companies at risk and threaten the financial security of businesses and the economy. According to Statista, nearly a quarter of the companies that have experienced a cyberattack have lost between $50,000–$99,999. Among the surveyed companies, …
Read More »Levan Center Offers Cybersecurity Training Range
In an ever-increasing technological world, cybersecurity attacks can impact any business. The Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report 2022 shows that 48% of organizations across the U.S. and Europe experienced a cyber attack in the past 12 months, despite businesses expanding their …
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