Black Friday: Are retailers prepared for potential cyber attacks?

Cyber criminal in front of computer with biometrics

Source: Getty Images/Connect Images/Andrew Brookes

It’s been a turbulent time for retail this year as cyber attacks have devastated the industry. Most notable – and most damaging – was the hack on Marks & Spencer in April.

In the same month as the attack on M&S, the Co-op was also targeted and chief executive Shirine Khoury-Haq later said all of its 6.5 million members had its data stolen, but no financial or transaction data was accessed.

 

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