Retail vendors are not immune to data breaches. This is a well-established fact. We are all very aware of bad actors and their ability to scale their havoc across organizations of almost any industry.
What is significant for retailers is the long term impacts it has to future buying behaviors of their current and future customers. Often, their ability to grow future revenue and garner customer trust can negatively impact retail companies more than the actual breach itself.
My colleague, Gil Schaham, wrote a great LinkedIn post that really drives this home highlighting the recent string of high-profile companies publicly reporting being hacked and how the immediate breach not only significantly impacts business, it can influence buying behavior. I thought it would be worthwhile to share his findings in the NetApp community!
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When breaches occur, retailers face mounting economic and operational risks. Without robust cybersecurity, fraud losses can surge with shoppers ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญting ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ. Every click is a vote of trust, and a compromised transaction undermines both brand reputation and bottomโline revenue.
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