What do you get when you cross the biggest shopping day of the year with a year that’s already seen a record-breaking number of cyber-attacks? Over the last few years, the retail industry has experienced a growing number of increasingly damaging attacks and breaches during the peak period of Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the run up to Christmas. This year especially, retailers can’t afford to let cybercrime eat into profits. With the pandemic proving to be the ideal breeding ground for hacks, data breaches and phishing scams, the risk seems greater than ever. For eCommerce retailers already trying to plan for an unprecedented peak season, the potential for a catastrophic security incident is yet another factor to consider – and it’s a vital factor to not overlook. …
