Tag Archives: identity theft

Retailers Becoming More Aggressive in Reducing Security Breeches

As we all know, data theft and security breeches are a huge problem for both large and small retailers (click here, for example). After the spate of recent incidents, retailers and credit card companies in the United States seem ready now … Continue reading

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Be Safe: Better Manage Your Online Passwords

Originally posted on Zarb Means Business:
As we should all be aware, identity theft and intrusive viruses are getting worse. So, what should we do  about this to better protect ourselves? Geoffrey A. Fowler, a Wall Street Journal expert on…

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A Retailing Call to Action: More Bad News About Hacking

The back story about the recent hacking episode with Target keeps getting worse!! And the implications for ALL retailers is clear: They must be more vigilant in protecting their computer networks; and they must be more responsive when hackers have … Continue reading

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