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The Unseen Enemy - Protecting the Brand, the Assets and the Customers
The document outlines the increasing threat of cybercrime to the retail industry, highlighting that retail stores are now the top target for such attacks, with significant financial impacts. It details the need for retailers to protect sensitive data like credit card information, employee data, and intellectual property while discussing the steps needed to manage cyber risk and respond effectively to breaches. The content emphasizes the importance of cybersecurity awareness and the necessity for retailers to establish protocols to manage and mitigate these risks.
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- 1. THE UNSEEN ENEMY PROTECTINGTHE BRAND, THE ASSETS AND THE CUSTOMERS
- 2. Technology – Connectingthe world… 9 billon connected devices predicted to rise to 24 billion by 2020 If Facebook were a country, it would be the 3rd largest in the world Facebook kicks off over 1000 users per day because they are too young In 2011, more video was uploaded to YouTube in a two month time period than if ABC, CBS, and NBC had been airing new content 24/7/365 since: 1948 Page 2
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- 4. Recent Studies 2013Trustwave Global Security Report • Retail industry made up 45% of data breach investigations studied (15% increase from 2011) • E-commerce sites were #1 targeted asset, accounting for 48% of all investigations Symantec • Cumulative bill for cyber crimes in 24 countries totaled $388 billion last year • 431 million adults experienced some form of cyber crime last year, equating to nearly 1.2 million people per day or 14 per second Page 4
- 5. Why Should RetailersBe Concerned? Retail industry is now the top target for cybercriminals Annual U.S. retail e-commerce spending has surged 143% since 2004 to $161.52 billion last year. In fact, a report from IRMG indicates that internet/mobile shopping increased 15% in 2013. Early estimates indicate that 20% of the upcoming holiday sales will be online E-commerce attacks are emerging as a growing trend, surpassing the amount of point-of-sale attacks Financial cost of a cyber attack is higher for businesses that sell products on the front-end, such as retailers The SEC is pushing to require that companies disclose data breaches in their financial statements Page 5
- 6. What Must RetailersProtect? Page 6 Credit card information Private employee data Intellectual Property Customer Information Reputation and good will Confidential business information
- 7. How Breaches Occur CriminalAct by Outsider Vendor Error Human Error Page 7 Technology Failure Employee Misconduct
- 8. Case Studies Resource: RetailFail: Walmart, Target Fared Worst In Def Con Social Engineering Contest Page 8
- 9. What are theoptions for handling the risk? Retain Allocate Transfer Page 9 Keep the risk within the organization Involve counsel to shift risk to suppliers and business partners Transfer the risk to another entity
- 10. Types of InsurableRisks Third Party Page 10 First Party
- 11. Costs Types • Hard •Soft • Time Retail companies see much more significant costs around cyber attacks According to Neustar’s May 2012 report: • 65% of businesses said a site outage would cost them up to $10,000 an hour • 21% said it would cost $50,000/hour • 13% would lose $100,000/hour Page 11
- 12. What Do YouKnow About Your Data? Location • Cloud • Physical environment • Is your data co-located? Service Level Agreements • Breach notification Law enforcement considerations need to be considered and addressed: • Requests to maintain secrecy or limit knowledge • Maintaining control of the investigation Communications with insurers presumably are not privileged Page 12
- 13. Actions Following aBreach Functional Steps Deploy Preserve Identify Notify DEPLOY AN INCIDENT RESPONSE TEAM PRESERVE SYSTEM LOGS IT Director CIO Human Resources Legal Internal or external security experts Date, time, duration, and location of Page 13 breach
- 14. Actions Following aBreach (Continued) Functional Steps Deploy Preserve Identify IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING NOTIFY How was the breach discovered? By whom? Any additional details: • Entry and exit points • Compromised systems • Data deleted vs. modified vs. Public relations Insurance carrier viewed Identify and understand details of the affected data Page 14 Notify
- 15. Insurance Recovery Considerationsin the Face of a Security Breach or Data Loss or Claim Timely notice of claim (claims made and reported?) Involvement of counsel (internal & external) to review how coverage may respond. Consent to incur prudent or necessary expenses may be required: • Costs of crisis stage or legal compliance such as breach notification, credit monitoring, call center, forensics are vast majority of the expense on per record figures ($194 /record) • Defense expenses (private claims, regulatory claims) Communications with insurers presumably are not privileged “Labeling” of first party costs/categorization Page 15
- 16. Who Provides ServicesAround Cyber Risk? Preventative/ Proactive Assessment Technology/ Data Analytics Legal Page 16 Data Hosting/ Monitoring Forensic Accounting Public Relations
- 17. CONTACT Michael Barba, CISSP,CPP, DFCP, CNE, EnCE Managing Director, BDO USA, LLP mbarba@bdo.com 212-885-8120 Jeff Hall Senior Manager, BDO USA, LLP jhall@bdo.com 212-885-7339 Page 17
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