Facebook Users Being Lured into Internet Fraud Operations
Gullible teenagers from across the United Kingdom are being lured through Facebook to assist criminal operations involved in identity theft, hacking scams and other Internet fraud incidents, according...
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LP101: The Need for an Effective Data Security Policy
While technology has helped to revolutionize the retail industry, with this revolution has come new risks. There are many internal and external security threats that put a company’s data and data...
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Building A New Data Security Defense Team
Data security concerns have become a primary challenge for all different types of organizations as cyber criminals gouge and threaten the core assets of the business. The retail industry has provided...
View ArticleWendy’s Restaurants Investigating Potential Data Breach
In the wake of yet another possible data breach, we want to remind our readers that today is Data Privacy Day. Data Privacy Day is an international holiday that occurs every January 28th with the...
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FTC Reports that Identity Theft Complaints Increased by 47 Percent in 2015
According to a new report issued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) incidents of identity theft increased significantly in 2015. The data released by the FTC indicates that the agency received more...
View ArticleData Breach Exposes 20 Million Retail Accounts in China
According to online security news source Naked Security, Taobao.com in China has been the victim of a massive data breach, with as many as 100 million records used to hack more than 20 million Taobao...
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Cyber Security Experts Discuss the Challenges of Dealing with Data Breaches
A panel of four cyber security experts discussed evolving data security threats to the retail industry and the challenges of dealing with data breach response and investigations. Ryan Knisley, a...
View ArticleApple Speaks Out in Defense of Personal Data Protection
In a recent open letter to their customers, Apple CEO Tim Cook responded defensively to the FBI’s demand that the company provide the government with assistance in hacking an iPhone. Cook’s letter...
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LP101: Data Security and Access Control
Computer systems, data networks, and the information that resides on them are critical assets of any retail organization and integral to the success of the company’s mission, goals and objectives. As a...
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LP101: Identity Theft
Identity theft involves the unauthorized or illegal use of key elements of another individual’s personal information (social security numbers, driver’s license numbers, birth dates, bank statements,...
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LP101: Data Security Best Practices must include Document Retention &...
Data security best practices that include an active document retention and destruction policy is critical for any business, and must be considered a priority for today’s retail enterprise. With the...
View ArticleData Security Breaches and Hacks Are Making a Lasting Impact on Retailers
From data security breaches at The Home Depot, TJX, and Target to hacking over a million images on SnapChat, to the famous, or infamous, cheating website Ashley Madison. Almost every industry has been...
View ArticleThe Benefits of a Security-Only Network to Limiting Risks from Data Breaches
Cyber-attacks are one of the greatest threats facing global businesses today. Hardly a day goes by that there is not a report of another company suffering at the hands of hackers breaching their...
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A Practical Guide to Online Fraud Investigations
Criminals use many online venues to sell stolen merchandise. eBay strives to be the Internet industry leader in online fraud investigations in the effort to combat occurrences through our Global Asset...
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“Russian Language” Cyber-Crime Growing at an Alarming Rate
The Russian-language cyber-crime market is growing at an alarming rate, according to a new report released by Kaspersky Labs. According to the report, Russian Financial Cyber-Crime: How It Works, by...
View ArticleA Look Back, a Glimpse Forward
There were many different kinds of stories that dotted the digital landscape in 2014, many highlighting the scope and reach of loss prevention in the new age of retail. Headlines dominating the digital...
View ArticleData Breaches: A Look Back, a Glimpse Forward
There are many different kinds of stories that dot the digital landscape, many highlighting the scope and reach of loss prevention in the new age of retail. Headlines dominating the digital space span...
View ArticleBreaking Data Breaches by Building Bridges
“When it comes to dealing with data breaches and other data security issues in the business world, there are basically two kinds of companies–Those that have discovered that they’ve been breached, and...
View ArticleThe NRF Asks FTC for a Data Security Inquiry
Credit cards and other advanced forms of payment have emerged as one of the driving forces behind the explosion of the global economy. However, as our systems and technology have grown more...
View ArticleCould Bitcoin Stave Off Credit Card Hackers?
The idea that an Internet currency could solve the credit card hacker epidemic may seem counterintuitive. After all, hacking is a product of the Internet. Without the Internet, there would not be any...
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