---
title: "Cybersecurity risk in retail and how to handle it"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/cybersecurity-risk-in-retail-and-how-to-handle-it/"
date: "2019-03-12T06:41:22+00:00"
section: "Software"
tags:
  - "Cryptojacking"
  - "Cyber Risk"
  - "Cyber Security Incident"
  - "Cyber Security Report"
  - "Cyber Security Risk"
  - "Cyber Threat"
  - "Hackers"
  - "IT Security"
  - "Retail Security"
  - "Web Application Security"
  - "Web Attacks"
source: "itproportal.com"
source_url: "https://www.itproportal.com/features/cybersecurity-risk-in-retail-and-how-to-handle-it/"
---

# Cybersecurity risk in retail and how to handle it

March 12, 2019 · Reported by itproportal.com

![](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/portadas/2019/cybersecurity-risk-in-retail-and-how-to-handle-it.jpg)

> It’s vital that retailers step up their IT security game when it comes to protecting their customers’ personal information. Hackers and their tactics evolve daily, but one thing remains the same: retailers are prime targets for a cyber attack. This is such a widespread issue that according to Alert Logic’s cybersecurity report “Critical Watch Report: The State of Threat Detection 2018,” this industry topped the entire list out of eight different types of organisations (4,000 organisations in total).

[Read the full article at itproportal.com](https://www.itproportal.com/features/cybersecurity-risk-in-retail-and-how-to-handle-it/)

**Tags:** [Cryptojacking](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/cryptojacking/) · [Cyber Risk](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/cyber-risk/) · [Cyber Security Incident](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/cyber-security-incident/) · [Cyber Security Report](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/cyber-security-report/) · [Cyber Security Risk](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/cyber-security-risk/) · [Cyber Threat](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/cyber-threat/) · [Hackers](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/hackers/) · [IT Security](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/it-security/) · [Retail Security](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/retail-security/) · [Web Application Security](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/web-application-security/) · [Web Attacks](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/web-attacks/)