All Online security articles – Page 5
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NewsOffice receives warning after breach of online customer data
Shoe retailer Office has received an official warning from the Information Commissioner’s Office after online customer details were hacked.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Finding the future of retail – TrueStart unearths some gems
The TrueStart innovation hub is on a mission to find the next big thing in retail. Retail Week takes a look at its progress.
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NewsTarget bolsters risk and compliance team following data breach
Target has appointed its first chief risk and compliance officer almost a year after the retailer was rocked by a massive cyberattack.
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OpinionComment: Retailers are too complacent about data security
Payment card data has long been a target for cyber criminals, but over the last 12 months we have seen major compromises in the US retail sector.
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OpinionComment: Why data security breaches in the US should matter to UK retailers
Another month, another two data security breaches – this time for Sears Kmart and now possibly Staples. But that’s just the USA’s concern, right?
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NewsShop Direct among retailers to join data sharing coalition to curb online fraud
Retailers including Shop Direct have joined forces to share data with one another in a bid to curb online fraud collaboratively.
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NewsTech & Ecomm Summit: 'Checkouts have not moved on in 20 years', says Kamaluddin
Online checkouts have not moved on in 20 years and are holding back sales, says former Asos international director Jon Kamaluddin.
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OpinionComment: Apple's NFC iPhone can leapfrog the competition
Is Apple’s near-field-communication (NFC) smartphone another example of the retailer allowing others to pioneer a technology before presenting an accessible solution?
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AnalysisComment: Retail's future is virtual and social, with a dose of science fiction
Few would argue that retail has undergone significant transformation the last couple of decades.
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NewsVideo: Online retail celebrates 20th anniversary of first sale
August 11 marks the 20th anniversary of an event that altered the landscape of retailing forever – the first online purchase.
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NewsOffice apologises after website security breach
Shoe retailer Office has apologised to customers after revealing its website has suffered a security breach.
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OpinionComment: The legal implications of the Morrisons data theft
Morrisons’ statement following its serious data breach incident - reported as a theft - of payroll data suggested the theft was the work of an insider, rather than an external breach.
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NewsMorrisons employee arrested as part of investigation into payroll data leak
A Morrisons employee has been arrested in the wake of a major breach of staff payroll data at the retailer.
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OpinionComment: Morrisons data theft – retailers urgently need to act on security
When Edward Snowden stole information from the National Security Agency, it came as a wake-up call to those whose business relies on the collection, storage and use of data
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NewsMorrisons payroll data stolen and published online
Data from Morrisons’ staff payroll system has been stolen, published on the internet and sent on a disk to a newspaper.
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NewsTarget chief information officer resigns
The chief information officer of US retailer Target has resigned following a huge security breach last year.
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Rakuten opens first European research and development centre in Paris
Rakuten has opened its first European research and development centre in Paris to add to its research facilities in Tokyo and New York.
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OpinionComment: Why usernames and passwords are too old-fashioned for ecommerce
The news that over 2,000 user credentials from Tesco have been posted online does not come as a surprise given the recent frequency of attacks on major retailers.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Are retailers facing a new breed of cyber attack?
Hot on the heels of US retailer Target suffering a huge data breach in December, it has merged that more than 2,000 Tesco customers’ email addresses and passwords were posted online yesterday after data stolen from other sites was compiled by hackers.
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OpinionComment: How to avoid Screwfix's mega-bargain online glitch
Shoppers at DIY online retailer Screwfix.com couldn’t believe their luck when the retailer – selling everything from sheds to pricey power tools – cut all its prices to £34.99 at the end of January.
