We understand the variety of privacy and compliance concerns facing the industry. We deliver the necessary knowledge and resources to help you secure your data and protect your customers

Retailers – both big and small

have become coveted victims of cyber attack

With a vast amount of financial transactions generated across the industry and volumes of customers’ personal data stored on file, it is no wonder why the retail sector has been an elusive target for cyber criminals.

Retail currently has the third highest percentage of data breaches caused by malicious attacks. The sector has also experienced some of the highest increases in the costs of data breaches, with the Notifiable Data Breach scheme threatening more penalties if businesses don’t comply. With operations shifting increasingly towards ecommerce, online retailers open themselves to more attack. They need to ensure their technology and information are secure in order to avoid the growing costs of security incidents and maintain valued customer trust.

Top threats to the retail sector

Below are some of the most concerning cyber threats to the retail industry:

Malware

Malware refers to a variety of malicious code such as ransomware, spyware or trojans. These attacks cause extensive damage and often lead to the theft of critical data. Once data is breached, it is often held ransom or sold on the dark web.

E-skimming

E-skimming is a form of internet fraud where a payment processing page is compromised by a cyber criminal. This is conducted in a number of ways, such as exploiting a vulnerability in the retailer’s website or by gaining access to the network through brute-force of administrator credentials.

Distributed Denial-of-Service

Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) extortion attacks overwhelm the network and cause retail services to be disrupted or halted. Cyber criminals leverage the website downtime, promising to stop the attack and restore the service operation once the victim company pays the ransom.

The World Cloud approach

At World Cloud, we understand the daily challenges that the education sector faces in securing critical information and applications from threat.

Our team of security specialists has a wealth of industry experience, with large years in the information security sector. Over the years we have assisted many public and private health institutions in the maintenance of their operations. Our tried and tested approach to securing healthcare organisations involves balancing privacy, protection and productivity. We understand the need to continuously provide and improve patient care and we therefore collaborate with healthcare providers in order to strategically close any gaps caused by industry innovation.

What we do

Some of the services we provide include:

Identity and Access Management

Ethical hacking is our passion. During penetration tests our experts simulate real attacks on your environment to disclose hidden weaknesses that real attackers seek to exploit. We then provide a prioritised and actionable report with recommendations for improvement. This is a vital part of staying on top of evolving threat and we also offer more in-depth red teaming services.

 

Penetration Testing

Ethical hacking is our passion. During penetration tests our experts simulate real attacks on your environment to disclose hidden weaknesses that real attackers seek to exploit. We then provide a prioritised and actionable report with recommendations for improvement. This is a vital part of staying on top of evolving threat and we also offer more in-depth red teaming services.

 

PCI DSS Compliance

We are a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) under the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC). Our experienced consultants help clients comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). We not only assist clients in developing a strategy to bring their organisation to compliance but perform a final assessment to validate compliance.

Security Awareness Training

Developing basic cyber security awareness works in conjunction with your technological security investments. We provide a range of easy and motivating security awareness training, with interactive conditioning and regular reporting to benchmark staff improvement. We also have a Managed Cybersecurity Awareness Program (MCAP).

Mandatory Data Breach Compliance

We ensure you are compliant with the Notifiable Data Breach scheme by documenting the flow of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) within your organisation, outlining a roadmap for security success, and quantifying your level of risk to management and board executives. We help organisations report and investigate breaches, and further avoid hefty regulatory fines.

Digital Forensics and Incident Response

It is essential to minimise the time between detection and recovery in order to reduce downtime and costs. Our IR plans and playbooks can assist with seamless disaster recovery in the event of a breach. Moreover, our skilled forensic investigators work to retain all evidence, contextualise the issue and make recommendations so similar issues do not occur in the future.

Need to achieve Compliance? The first step is to undertake a gap analysis of your current level of compliance with legislation or standards.

 

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