Half of retailers experience security breaches in the past year

According to a new report, 52 percent of US retailers have suffered a data breach in the past year and 75 percent have had one at some time in the past. The latest Thales Data Threat Report, Retail Edition, also shows that US retail data breaches more than doubled from 19 percent in the 2017 survey to 50 percent, making retail the second most breached industry vertical this year. There is a continuing push towards new technology according to the report, 95 percent of US retail organizations will use sensitive data in an advanced technology environment (such as cloud, big… [Continue Reading]