Retail Security Tracker news and trends

The Pros And Cons Of Amazon’s Internal Security Tactics
Retail // March 29, 2016

Is Amazon’s method of broadcasting failed employee theft attempts to its current warehouse workers an effective means of deterring theft, or will it only make the problem worse? New data shows that the latter may be the case.

Security Becomes A Rebrand, While Video Surveillance Guards Analytics
Retail // March 08, 2016

For a company with an image issue, payments security can actually play a part in turning things around. That’s what American Apparel is hoping for, which we cover this week — as well as an unexpected modern application of old-school video surveillance — in the...

Walmart Tops In Robbers
Retail // March 01, 2016

While security is undoubtedly an issue among all retailers, Walmart had a particularly bad week in that department. With the chain being at the center of a number of crime stories throughout the U.S., it goes to show that the bigger a retailer is, the...

When Retail Fraud Is An Inside Job
Retail // February 24, 2016

The traditional view of cybercrime is that it is conducted by shadowy figures far removed from the businesses they attack. But, as a number of recent surveys show, that’s not always the case. Threats from within are as serious as ever for retail companies, and...