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In the face of a cyber attack, retailers should beat a hasty retreat

Security experts praise Adidas’ decision to disable sites after last week’s hacking attack.

Posted 11/10/2011Thad RueterPost a comment

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How cybercriminals get through the back and front doors

From spear phishing to SQL injection, hackers are finding many ways to steal data.

Posted 11/10/2011Paul DemeryPost a comment

Related Searches:Security Breach | Cloud Computing

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GoDaddy fights back against a hacker attack that hit 445 web sites

The incident underscores the security threat faced by online retailers.

Posted 09/23/2011Paul DemeryPost a comment

Related Searches:Phishing | Fraud

/ E-Retailers

Walgreens.com goes down for 10 hours

The problems Monday stemmed from what the drugstore chain calls a ‘planned release.’

Posted 06/30/2011Thad RueterPost a comment

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Few mobile devices are protected by security software, report finds

But there’s growing appreciation that protection is needed, Juniper Research says.

Posted 06/22/2011Bill SiwickiPost a comment

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Canadian Sony e-retail site goes offline after another data breach

The incident follows a similar one in April that exposed information on 100 million consumers.

Posted 05/25/2011Allison EnrightPost a comment

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/ E-Retailers

After hack, Sony is back

An expert says she isn’t seeing evidence that thieves are using Sony payment data.

Posted 05/19/2011Allison EnrightPost a comment

Related Searches:Fraud

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Hackers probing an e-commerce site for consumer data remains a top web threat

But retail sites account for only 4% of web hacking incidents.

Posted 04/07/2011Thad RueterPost a comment

Related Searches:Identity Theft | Fraud