Infoblox’s new research details why retailers worldwide need to invest more deeply in cybersecurity during the holiday season, thanks to an increase in the number of social engineering and phishing attacks that occur during online shopping. It also found that unpatched security vulnerabilities, insecure IoT devices, and lack of consumer awareness can lead to increased cyberattacks during this time of year. The report surveyed 3,000 consumers and retail IT professionals across the U.K., Germany, Netherlands and the U.S. on their attitudes toward online data privacy and security while shopping online during the holidays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Infoblox’s new research details why retailers worldwide need to invest more deeply in cybersecurity during the holiday season, thanks to an increase in the number of social engineering and phishing attacks that occur during online shopping. It also found that unpatched security vulnerabilities, insecure IoT devices, and lack of consumer awareness can lead to increased cyberattacks during this time of year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-60141","resource","type-resource","status-publish","hentry","category-data-security","tag-cybersecurity","tag-data-security","tag-data-theft","tag-fraud","tag-insecure-iot-devices","tag-phishing","tag-phishing-attacks","editorial_type-special-reports","company-infoblox","sponsor-infoblox","vertical-retail"],"yoast_head":"\n