SECURITY/RISK

Network connectivity marks the spot for Long John Silver’s

The largest quick-service seafood restaurant chain in the U.S. is leveraging managed cloud services to create a reliable, high-speed network.
Modern security analytics are shaping the ‘store of the future’

Throughout history, human beings have been notoriously bad at predicting the future of technology.

Exclusive Q&A: Fireworks retailer sees explosive e-commerce growth

Red Apple Fireworks celebrates online success during its busy July 4 season and all year long, with assistance from the BigCommerce e-commerce platform.
Report: Guess breach may have exposed data

Guess is sending alerts of a February hacking episode that may have provided unauthorized access to data.
Target reduces store hours in San Francisco amid 'alarming rise' in crime

Target Corp. has moved up the nightly closing time of its five stores in San Francisco due to the city’s escalating retail crime.
Dick’s Sporting Goods centralizes customer identity

Dick’s Sporting Goods now offers customers a single, secure login across all digital and mobile touchpoints.
Wegmans customer data exposure dated to 2018

Wegmans Food Markets recently notified customers that two databases used for internal business purposes were inadvertently left open for several years.
Amazon wants social media companies to help combat fake reviews

Amazon says it is actively working to prevent fake reviews from being published on its site, but would like more assistance from some powerful entities.
Exclusive Q&A: Regional retailer cuts online fraud to under 1%

Specialty apparel chain TYLER’s is addressing online fraud at digital checkout, with impressive results.
Verizon: Stolen credentials are a retail hacker’s best friend

Stolen credentials play a major role in retail data breaches, according to the 2021 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report.
Survey: Digital fraud grows along with e-commerce

Shoppers are not the only ones doing more business online since the outbreak of COVID-19.
COVID-19 dampens retail theft losses, not criminal greed

Even as temporary store closures due to the pandemic cut down on total retail theft incidents and losses, thieves stole more per incident.
Amazon invested more than $700 million in brand protection in 2020

Amazon is using artificial and human intelligence to spot and prevent product counterfeiting.
Things Remembered stops online ‘hijacking’ to increase conversion

A leading retailer of personalized gifts is preventing its online customers from being lured away to competitors’ sites.

News and coverage of security threats from in-store related theft involving employees, shop-lifting and organized crime, as well as digital issues related to cybersecurity, data breaches and theft.