Half of US retailers experienced a data breach in the past year, up from 19% the year before, according to the retail edition of the 2018 Thales data threat report. This increase drove US retail to the second most breached sector in the US after the federal government, putting it ahead of healthcare and financial services. The increased number of data breaches in the sector means that three-quarters of US retailers polled have experienced at least one data breach, up from 52% a year ago.
ORIGINAL SOURCE: Computer Weekly
