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Retail & Banking: Top Hacker Targets by Industry In its 2013 Global Security Report, Trustwave tested, analyzed and discovered the top vulnerabilities and threats that have the most potential to negatively impact organizations by market. According to the report, retail industry segments hold the top three spots among the top five most compromised in terms of cyber security. ally at food & beverage locations and other retail locations within the hotel. 4. Financial Services (7%): A small increase for financial services highlights the fact that attackers are continuing to look at central aggregation points like payment processors and merchant banks as viable targets. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) has increased defenses, but attackers have not given up on these high-dollar targets. 5. Nonprofit (3%): The increase in attacks on nonprofits has several potential causes, including attacks based on beliefs (personal, religious or political), or simply as financial targets, considering that many of these organizations typically do not have the funds to spend on security. Top Targeted Industries RETAIL 45% FOOD & 24% BEVERAGE HOSPITALITY 9% FINANCIAL 7% SERVICES NONPROFIT 3% The Full-Spectrum Video Security Solution FLIR adds Digimerge to cover the whole spectrum of video security HEALTH & 2% BEAUTY ADULT 1% ENTERTAINMENT AUTOMOTIVE 1% SERVICES HIGHER 1% EDUCATION BUSINESS SERVICES 1% ENTERTAINMENT 1% INSURANCE 1% MUNICIPALITY 1% ENERGY SERVICE FLIR with WDR Thermal Now FLIR offers a complete video security solution for all of your daylight, low-light, and no light imaging requirements. 1% 1. & 2. Retail (45%) and Food & Beverage: The retail space saw a 15 percent increase in 2012 compared to 2011, nearly equal to a 17-percent drop in Food & Beverage breaches. Over the past three years, these two have been almost interchangeable, and cyber security here is often an afterthought until a breach is identified. 3. Hospitality (9%): Three years ago, hospitality was hardest hit by far. This industry has made significant strides to resolve data security issues; in fact, the majority of hospitality breaches this year were actu- Visit FLIR.com/STE to learn about FLIR���s full-spectrum imaging and storage solutions. 877.773.3547 Request information: www.securityinfowatch.com/10213696 www.SecurityInfoWatch.com SECURITY TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE ��� April 2013 17