Record web traffic and cyber threats set to disrupt holiday shopping

A new threat intelligence report from Imperva Research Labs looks at the varying cybersecurity attack risks facing the retail industry. The findings suggest peak levels of traffic will be seen throughout the holiday shopping season as large numbers of consumers turn to online channels to purchase goods. Shortly after stay-at-home orders were issued, web traffic to retail sites spiked by as much as 28 percent over the weekly average. But there are also a range of threats which combines with peak traffic could lead to greater issues. Malicious automated attacks are a top threat to online retailers, originating from automated… [Continue Reading]