Addressing Retail’s Unique Security Challenges

As an ever-growing wave of technological innovations has continued to change the game for many retailers, in particular, restaurants, so has the possibility of technology failure.In order to stay competitive while catering to new generations of hyper-connected shoppers, retailers are being pressured to innovate constantly. Online ordering, in-store beacon technology, cloud POS, omni-channel retail platforms, and digital menus and signage, are part of the evidence of those innovations taking place. We’ve also seen the advent of self -checkout, RFID technology, and digital wallets, while we’ve become accustomed to guest Wi-Fi at pretty much every shop we enter.

Just about any retail business undergoing digital transformation is likely to see an increase in IT complexity and hardware sprawl.

It’s a great leap forward for just about everyone. But the risks facing today’s tech-savvy retailer can be especially daunting. A heavily leveraged store network that is increasingly reliant…