Security

Walmart Builds Out Education Program With Short-Term Classes for In-demand Skills
Walmart is bolstering its learning and development offerings with a new short-form program suite, allowing associates to upskill in high-growth areas such as cybersecurity, software engineering, and data analytics. Get the details.
Beyond Point-to-Point Encryption: The Importance of Whole-Store Cybersecurity
Protecting a merchant’s ability to run the business includes protecting everything on the store network, from customer loyalty data, back-office payroll, inventory management systems, media players, ATM machines, and lottery kiosks. Learn more.

Big Data
How Technology Leads to Lower FM Costs in the Retail Industry
Technology impacts facilities management in a few key areas. Learn more.
Security
Bed Bath & Beyond Reviewing Possibility of a Data Breach
Bed Bath & Beyond had a lot going on last week: reports of a possible breach, a stock announcement, and a new CEO. Get caught up.
Security
Fraudsters Think Account Takeover Is Easy Street. Make It a Dead End.
Account takeover fraud is not new, but it is growing. Learn how retailers can be proactive to eliminate risk.
Security
Bots: An E-tailer’s Greatest Friend, or Greatest Foe?
Just like most things online, not all bots are friendly. Unfortunately for retailers, some bots are just plain malicious and have been programmed to damage the customers’ shopping experience and carry out cyberattacks.
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Tech Transformation Video: Microsoft's Jim Eckart on Building a Resilient Supply Chain
Learn the ins and outs of how accountability for operational security is changing in retail.
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Tech Transformation Podcast: Building a Resilient Supply Chain with Microsoft’s Jim Eckart
We’re digging into the role of security in the supply chain, including the different risks and just what motivates cyber attackers.
Store Systems
President Biden Warns Private Businesses of Potential Cyberattacks from Russia
President Biden asked private businesses to invest in the “technological capacity to deal with cyberattacks," as he warned of potential cyberattacks. Learn what cybersecurity steps the Administration suggests companies take.
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Tech Transformation Video: Microsoft’s Jim Eckart on Empowering Your Employees
Learn what's keeping retail security experts up at night.
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Tech Transformation Podcast: Empowering Your Employees with Microsoft’s Jim Eckart
This is part two of our three-part series where we’re exploring today’s most pressing concerns, including the new realities of the retail workforce and some of the things keeping retail security experts up at night.
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Tech Transformation Podcast: Knowing Your Customer with Microsoft’s Jim Eckart
In this episode of Tech Transformation sponsored by Microsoft, we look at the role that security plays in today’s retail and consumer goods environments.
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Tech Transformation Video: Microsoft’s Jim Eckart on Knowing Your Customer
In this episode sponsored by Microsoft, we dig into the different concerns retailers might have depending on how they interact with consumers, as well as the privacy matters that come into play during customer support.
Store Systems
Walgreens Executives Say Shrink Is About 50% Higher Than 2020
The drugstore retailer is absorbing a 52% increase in shrink, Walgreens Boots Alliance CFO James Kehoe said. Hear why it’s a growing problem.