Thales Data Threat Report – Retail Edition

Retail organizations have long been targeted by cyber criminals attracted to the industry because of its size, large quantities of online and point-ofsale (POS) credit card transactions, and millions of POS and IoT devices that can be easy targets due to unpatched vulnerabilities and configuration errors. This results in large and constantly expanding corporate attack surfaces. Moreover, retail organizations are dependent on high-value, constantly available systems, making them attractive marks for ransomware and other attacks that seek to leverage cybersecurity’s weakest link: humans.

The report summarizes some of the most important findings of the 2022 Thales custom survey, obtained by surveying retail security leaders and practitioners worldwide, and explore ways to reduce the risk of cyberattacks.