A Retailer’s Guide to Modern Cyber Defense

Protecting customers, data, and trust from cross-domain attacks targeting retail

Attacks are increasing in both volume and sophistication, with eCrime intrusions targeting the retail sector increasing by 41% year-over-year by July 2025.¹ Traditional, siloed security approaches and fragmented tools can’t keep up. This eBook examines the evolving retail threat landscape and presents a unified, AI-native security approach that consolidates protection across endpoints, identities, cloud workloads, and data to outpace today’s most sophisticated adversaries.

This guide is designed to help retail organizations:

• Understand the stakes: Get a clear view of why retail is a high-value target and the staggering economic, operational, and reputational consequences of a breach — especially during peak seasons.
• Confront core security challenges: Learn to address the key challenges of modern cyber threats, from the exploitation of identity infrastructure and supply chain partners to "malware-free" social engineering attacks.
• Master a modern security approach: Discover the core capabilities of a unified security strategy, including AI-driven detection, identity-first protection, and proactive 24/7 managed threat hunting.
• Review real-world results: Read about actual customer experiences from global leaders like Target, ALDO Group, TaylorMade, and Gorillas that demonstrate how retailers have strengthened their security posture while reducing complexity.

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