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National Retail Federation Creates the Retail Research and Analysis Center

May 12, 2015

The National Retail Federation announced a multimillion-dollar investment to form a new department within the organization focusing on industry research.

Transitioning from Public to Private Sector Retail Security

May 12, 2015

What skills do you need to survive in a today’s demanding security market, including retail security?

Study Finds Merchants Lag Behind Mobile Growth

April 22, 2015

As the mobile commerce channel continues to surge, a new study finds that merchants are not keeping pace with growth when it comes to fraud and mobile payment adoption.

National Retail Federation Suggests 6 Ways Congress Can Improve Cybersecurity

April 17, 2015

In an open letter to Barack Obama the National Retail Federation said it outlines achievable solutions that industry must work toward to better protect customers, empower its retail members and effectively safeguard America’s cyberspace against criminal hackers.

Home Depot Names New CISO

April 1, 2015

Home Depot Inc. has hired its first chief information security officer.

Target to Pay $10 Million to Settle Class Action

March 20, 2015

Target agreed to pay $10 million to settle a class action over a 2013 holiday season data breach.

Retailers Estimate Holiday Return Fraud Will Cost Them $3.6 Billion

December 19, 2014

Grocery, department, discount, specialty and small retailers will lose an estimated $10.9 billion to return fraud this year.

Global Retail Theft Barometer Study Finds Shrink Cost Retailers $128 Billion Worldwide

December 12, 2014

Shrink, comprised of shoplifting, employee or supplier fraud and administrative errors, cost the global retail industry more than $128 billion last year, $42 billion in the US alone, according to the latest Global Retail Theft Barometer.

Neiman Marcus Names First Chief Information Security Officer

November 10, 2014

Neiman Marcus Group Inc. has named Sarah Hendrickson as its first chief information security officer.

Target Hires New Chief Risk and Compliance Officer

November 6, 2014

Target Corp. appointed Jacqueline Hourigan Rice, a former General Motors executive, to be chief risk and compliance officer and a senior vice president.