Key to protecting business and customer confidence
Today’s retail is undergoing intensive digitalisation, which integrates traditional outlets with advanced e-commerce platforms. This dynamic development, while opening up new perspectives, also poses major challenges in the area of cyber security in the RETAIL sector. Is your company adequately prepared for today’s digital threats?
Why is robust cyber security in the RETAIL sector essential?
Commercial companies process huge volumes of sensitive data on a daily basis, including personal information (PII) and credit card payment information. This data makes an extremely attractive target for cyber criminals. Security incidents can lead to significant financial consequences, severe legal sanctions under legislation such as RODO, and a drastic drop in trust from consumers.
In addition to protecting data, it is crucial to ensure continuity of sales and to build and maintain relationships based on trust. E-commerce platforms are constantly exposed to a variety of attacks, such as DDoS (denial of service), SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS) or attempts to access databases. Any interruption to an online service can result in direct financial losses and reduced customer satisfaction.
In addition, the distributed nature of the retail infrastructure, including stationary shops, point-of-sale (POS) systems and logistics centres, introduces specific challenges. The varying security levels of these systems make it difficult to centrally manage security , making them vulnerable to physical manipulation and insider threats.
Key cyber security threats in the RETAIL sector:
- Protecting customer data. Risk of regulatory fines, lawsuits, loss of loyalty and lost sales.
- E-commerce attacks. Sales downtime, lost revenue, reduced search engine ranking, negative reviews.
- Security in a distributed infrastructure. Inconsistent security policies, gaps in POS protection, lack of full visibility of threats across branches.
- Human factors. Account takeovers, data leaks through unintentional errors and malware infections resulting from phishing attacks.
- Operational continuity. Sales paralysis, significant financial losses, failure to meet commitments and loss of data in case of failure.
How does Softinet support cyber security in the RETAIL sector?
At Softinet, we deeply understand the nature and needs of the retail industry. We offer comprehensive and integrated solutions that go beyond technology alone. Our approach focuses on protecting your data, sales, reputation and customers.
We deliver technologies and services that effectively address key business challenges:
- Data Loss Prevention (DLP), EDR/XDR, SIEM/SOAR to secure customer data.
- Web Application Firewall (WAF), Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) i Application Security Testing dla ochrony platform e-commerce.
- Network Access Control (NAC), Secure IT management and the design and implementation of secure LAN/WLANs for consistent security across a distributed infrastructure.
- Phishing Awareness and Mail Security platforms, as well as multi-factor authentication (MFA), to strengthen the human element of security in your organisation.
- Backup solutions, IT infrastructure management (as managed services) and SOC service for business continuity guarantees and rapid disaster recovery.
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