Content about Information security

February 21, 2013
Security surrounding social media and m-commerce top IT priorities

Managing and classifying enterprise data is the number one security and privacy area in need of improvement, and remains a major challenge for IT departments, according to a survey about IT risk factors for 2013 published by global consulting firm Protiviti.

Menlo Park, Calif. -- Managing and classifying enterprise data is the number one security and privacy area in need of improvement, and remains a major challenge for IT departments, according to a survey about IT risk factors for 2013 published by global consulting firm Protiviti.

The 2013 IT Priorities Survey found that IT executives are struggling to manage the wide variety of technology risk, regulatory compliance and performance challenges that now face them.

October 12, 2011
Report: Execs spending less on security, but remain confident

Research released Wednesday by PwC found that retail and consumer executives are spending less on security due to insufficient capital, but that they maintain confidence in their information security, despite an increase in security incidents.

New York City -- Research released Wednesday by PwC found that retail and consumer executives are spending less on security due to insufficient capital, but that they maintain confidence in their information security, despite an increase in security incidents.

August 22, 2011
Focus on: Risk Management
 Mitigating the damage of a security breach

While retailers continue to beef up computer security, hackers continue to find ways to circumvent even the most sophisticated cyber-blockades. And the threat is not only hackers or rogue employees maliciously liberating private information: Data breaches occur when sensitive information is improperly disposed of and tossed in the trash or lost when a laptop or other portable electronic device is mislaid by or stolen from a well-meaning employee. This not only impacts your customers but can damage a company’s reputation and bottom line.


January 13, 2011
NRF and First Data release small business data security survey

An overwhelming majority (86%) of small-business respondents (86%) say that keeping their customer card information secure and feel payment-card data security is important to their business.

New York City -- An overwhelming majority (86%) of small-business respondents (86%) say that keeping their customer card information secure and feel payment-card data security is important to their business. But 60% are unaware of the costs they could incur in the event of a breach. Those are among the results of a research study of data security and fraud-prevention strategies practiced at small- to mid-sized retailers. The study is from the National Retail Federation and First Data Corp.

October 31, 2010
Focus on: Security

Specialty apparel retailer Express found itself in a technology quandary in 2007 when it...

September 19, 2010
Food City, Super Dollar stores adopt Tripwire PCI DSS compliance solution

Tripwire, leading provider of IT security and compliance automation solutions, announced Monday that K-VA-T Food...

November 30, 2008
Putting Data Security To the Test

Executives at Staples recently received an e-mail alerting them that consumer credit-card data had...

March 26, 2008
CVS, Texas Settle Over Record Dumping

CVS Caremark Corp. will overhaul its information security system and pay the state of Texas...

November 30, 2007
Security Threats, Hackers And PCI, Oh My!

The issues confronting retailing regarding new security regulations are daunting, to say the least and...

September 24, 2007
Wireless Systems Blamed in TJX Theft

Framingham, Mass., Hackers...

August 31, 2007
De-Tangling Security

As more clients use credit and loyalty cards during their salon visits, Regis Salons...

August 30, 2007
De-Tangling Security

As more clients use credit and loyalty cards during their salon visits, Regis Salons is...