The retail sector continues to grow rapidly, particularly following the COVID-19 pandemic, as more and more people shop online. The convenience and ease of use through a transition to online shopping are aimed at providing robust customer experiences and meeting customer demands.

While the retail sector attracts attention from many cybercriminals, and there are many access points they can test for weaknesses, retail businesses can follow best practices to improve information security and prevent cybersecurity attacks.

The https://www.upguard.com/blog/nist-cybersecurity-framework and https://www.upguard.com/blog/what-is-iso-27001 are key cybersecurity frameworks retail businesses can use to develop or enhance their cybersecurity systems.

Ensuring all employees use MFA to access customer data in a retail business protects sensitive information and network integrity.

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