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RISK & RESILIENCE
groups encouraged by the first successful attack. However, it’ s also possible that they share a common third-party supplier or compromised technology.”
With systems frozen and stock levels uncertain, it became clear that these attacks were targeted assaults on the operational heart of companies built around scale, speed and trust.
This broader pattern reveals that amidst economic headwinds and technological change, retail also has to fight on the frontline of a cyber war.
How a cyberattack brought M & S to a halt Over the Easter weekend, M & S’ s internal IT systems began behaving strangely. What might have initially looked like a glitch soon spiralled into
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