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Business Continuity Planning for the Retail Industry

everbridge

Business Continuity in the Retail Industry. Enduring the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted a unique opportunity for businesses in the retail industry to reshape how they operate. A BCP is vital for the retail sector for several reasons. Top Threats to Business Continuity in Retail. Cyberattacks. Product recalls.

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How Security Leaders Can Better Protect Remote and Field Service Workers

everbridge

The pandemic undeniably accelerated trends towards hybrid and remote work. Q: The pandemic accelerated new work trends. When those two are segregated like that, there’s a gap in the center and that gap is where risk and vulnerability live, because we always think it’s somebody else’s responsibility.

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Six Top Practitioner-Focused Sessions at ISC West

Security Industry Association

While there is no one-size-fits-all solution for prioritizing security investments, this session offers a flexible framework that can be tailored to any organization’s industry, size, geographic location, threat environment, vulnerabilities, operational priorities and available financial resources.

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Cyber Threats Don’t Take a Vacation

NexusTek

Traditionally people would rush to their local retail stores and malls to purchase their gifts. of global retail sales were ecommerce purchases and that number is expected to climb to 22% by 2023. This time of year is filled with holiday cheer, the spirit of giving and purchasing gifts for loved ones and friends.

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3 Essential things every business owner should know about IT security in 2023

Online Computers

Phishing attacks often involve email or text messages that appear to be from a legitimate source, such as a government agency, a bank, or an online retailer. Remote work vulnerabilities The shift to remote work during the pandemic has led to a rise in remote work-related vulnerabilities.

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Risk Assessment vs Risk Analysis

Reciprocity

Risk can be affected by numerous external factors, including natural disasters, global pandemics, raw material prices, increased levels of competition, or changes to current government regulations. So would a zero-day attack, in which hackers exploit a previously unknown vulnerability. Risks are not always the fault of the business.

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Like a Rubik’s cube: The journey to continuity and resilience in the financial services industry

Fusion Risk Management

After the COVID-19 pandemic, it meant “return to a normalcy” – but not the one that we were all used to. During his session, Nazir shared that Fusion project managers took a deep dive into the vulnerabilities that his organization was facing in switching from paper to digital commerce. “It It was like turning a Rubik’s cube,” he said.