Lithium-ion batteries have served us well, powering much of the modern world. However, todays tech everything from drones and EVs to the wretched Tesla cyber truck demands denser batteries that charge faster and take you further. This push is driving scientists to conjure up new battery chemistries or refine old ones. Naturally, it is also spawning a new generation of startups looking to scale the next, best battery. One of those is Molyon.Molyon recently spun out from 15 years of research at the University of Cambridge to commercialise a lithium-sulfur battery that it claims delivers twice the energy density of lithium-ion. Today, the startup secured $4.6mn to kickstart manufacturing at its first pilot facility.Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries not only store much more energy than lithium-ion, but they also dont rely on rare minerals like cobalt, nickel, and graphite. They could help technologies like electric vehicles, drones, and planes become far more efficient.Watch Back NowHowever, to date, Li-S batteries have yet to be commercialised because of one big problem. Sulfur from the batterys cathode tends to dissolve into the electrolyte causing the anode to corrode and the battery to fail after only a few cycles.The promise of lithium-sulfur batteries has been there for decades but until now it has not been possible to realise this potential because of the inherent chemistry challenges of working with sulfur, explained Dr Ismail Sami, co-founder and CEO of Molyon.To overcome this problem, Molyon has developed a cathode technology based on metallic molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), a compound made up of sulfur and molybdenum, an abundant element found in the Earths crust. MoS2 remains stable and provides high energy density over hundreds of cycles potentially revolutionising the Li-S battery field.Sami co-founded Molyon in February of this year alongside his lab partner Dr Zhuangnan Li, who acts as the companys CTO. The pair met whilst studying under the third co-founder Professor Manish Chhowalla. A fourth co-founder, Dr Sai Shivareddy (co-founder of Nyobolt) is a commercial advisor to the company.Since patenting the discovery, the team has demonstrated practical batteries with energy densities of 500Wh per kg approximately twice that of the typical Li-ion battery.Fuelled by fresh funding, Molyon will expand its team and work on its pilot facility. It will initially focus on making Li-S batteries for drones and robots, which could greatly benefit from the lighter weight and improved range. After that, the company plans to scale to electric cars, trucks, and planes.Molyons funding round its first ever was co-led by London-based deep tech investors IQ Capital and founder-led VC Plural, which back in January.The UK is uniquely positioned to lead in lithium-sulfur technology, wrote Carina Namih, partner at Plural, in a blog post. We are already one of the world-leading innovators in this emerging field, with the top labs and researchers based here.The UK also has the talent base and scar tissue from earlier failed attempts to commercialize this technology as is so often the case with technological progress, the lessons learnt from these failures will feed the second wave.Update (14:31 CET, November 27, 2024): Plurals fund closed at 500m, not 400m, as this article previously reported. Story by Sin Geschwindt Sin is a climate and energy reporter at TNW. From nuclear fusion to escooters, he covers the length and breadth of Europe's clean tech ecos (show all) Sin is a climate and energy reporter at TNW. From nuclear fusion to escooters, he covers the length and breadth of Europe's clean tech ecosystem. He's happiest sourcing a scoop, investigating the impact of emerging technologies, and even putting them to the test. Sin has five years journalism experience and holds a dual degree in media and environmental science from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Get the TNW newsletterGet the most important tech news in your inbox each week.Also tagged with

With Apple Intelligence and Genmoji, users can now create their own emoji. Even so, the classic emoji are still available and will certainly never go out of style. The emoji are so popular that one artist has now turned Apples running shoe emoji into a real product.You can now buy shoes that look like an emoji designed by AppleAs reported by The Verge, artist and designer Jose Wong decided to create real running shoes based on the design of the Apple-made emoji, known to many iPhone, iPad and Mac users. Called The Shoe 1, it will be available in sizes ranging from 5 to 12 and will be sold online for $219.90 a pair.If The Shoe 1 or Apples running shoe emoji looks familiar to you, thats because the emoji was inspired by the classic New Balance 574, which was often worn by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. However, the emoji replaces the New Balance logo with two parallel strokes.Wong used elements from both New Balance 574 and Apple products to create The Shoe 1. For instance, the packaging is very minimalist with an envelope that reads Designed by Josewong in China. The insoles, on the other hand, feature an impression of an iPhones internal components.The shoes feature an upper section made of full-grain nubuck leather combined with mesh for breathability, while the midsole and heel are made from lightweight EVA foam paired with a polyurethane rim to deliver a mix of comfort and all-day support.Those interested in The Shoe 1 can order them now. Wong says that the shoes will start shipping next week and that all sales will be final with no refunds. Units will most likely be limited. You can find more details here.Add 9to5Mac to your Google News feed. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.Youre reading 9to5Mac experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Dont know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel

Its Black Friday season once again, meaning its the best time of year to save some money. Weve gathered a list of our favorite indie app deals this holiday season allowing you to try out something new on your iPhone, all while supporting small, independent app developers. There are 25 apps highlighted here, but theres even more deals to find, linked at the bottom.Table of contents#1: SubjectsSubjectsis a streamlined planner designed to help students keep track of timetables, homework, and grades all in one sleek app.Deal: 70% off annual plan, now $2.99/year from November 29th-December 2nd.#2: ProxymanProxyman is a best-in-classnative macOS appto capture, decrypt, and mock your HTTP(s) requests/responses with powerful debugging tools.Deal: 30% off all plans through the end of Cyber Monday, using code BLACKFRIDAY2024#3: SongCapsuleSongCapsule is your personal DJ. It automatically scans your music library to create playlists and mixes that youll love no requests needed.Deal: Half off for Black Friday, now $2.49 from November 28th to December 2nd.#4: AmbreAmbre is a recipe organizer that instantly syncs recipes and Meal Plans, including the recipe progress, across all your Apple devices. Import recipes within seconds from anywhere: cookbooks, social media, audio and of course websites.Deal: 50% off Ambre+ annual subscriptions for first time customers, now $19.99/year.#5: CardPointersCardPointershelps users maximize their credit card rewards and offers, saving users money. If you have multiple credit cards, it can often be difficult to mentally keep track of the best way to earn the most points.CardPointersaims to make credit card management easier for everyone.Deal: 50% off CardPointers+ through December 3rd at this link.#6: Lil ArtistLil Artist offers a safe and stress-free learning environment where your child can explore and learn at their own pace. With a collection of interactive games, digital storybooks, math learning, memory games, coloring, logic puzzles, Alphabet tracing and bedtime stories, Lil Artist provides endless fun and educational opportunities for kids.Deal: 50% off lifetime plan, now $34.99 for Black Friday#7: MacWhisperMacWhisper lets you quickly and easily transcribe audio files into text with OpenAIs state-of-the-art transcription technology Whisper. Whether youre recording a meeting, lecture, or other important audio, MacWhisper quickly and accurately transcribes your audio files into text.Deal: 40% off Lifetime Pro, making it under $30 using code BLACKFRIDAY40.#8: KaroKaro makes task delegation seamless! Assign tasks to anyone in your contacts, and Karo takes care of all the follow-ups and reminders. The best part? The receiver gets notified via messages or WhatsAppno app download required.Deal: 50% off for Black Friday, with Annual being available for $14.99/year, and Lifetime available for $39.99.#9: Capture Quick NotesCapture tackles the everyday struggle of keeping track of your thoughts and ideas by offering a super easy way to jot them down the moment they hit you. It keeps everything organized and accessible, syncing seamlessly across your devices and allowing you to easily export notes to your favorite platforms. With features like automatic data recognition, widgets, Siri, and a Share extension, Capture makes staying organized effortless.Deal: 50% off lifetime, now $5.99 (down from $11.99) from November 22nd to December 5th.#10: AccessAccess is a native app offering secure and convenient storage for IDs, cards, documents, and more. Its the missing companion to Apples new Passwords app.Deal: 40% off on Access+ Lifetime through December 4th, now available for just $14.99.#11: MeadowMeadow is a a therapy companion app that lets you track and set reminders for any upcoming therapy sessions. Track and diagnosis, thoughts, and treatment goals all in one app that stores all data locally on the device or in the usersiCloud.Deal: Available for $0.99 during Black Friday, down from $3.99#12: SubManagerSubManager allows you to easily keep track of all of your subscriptions across the web, serving as a useful management tool. It provides reminders, and serves as a one stop shop for subscription tracking.Deal: 70-80% off SubManager+, single user plan available for $0.99 and family sharing for $2.49 (one time purchases!) from November 29th to December 2nd.#14: StringCatalog.comStringCatalog.com is designed specifically for iOS developers to save hours of manual work. It connects directly to GitHub and automatically localizes your apps strings every time you push codeeliminating tedious localization tasks and helping developers reach new global audiences in minutes.Deal: 30% off 12 month plan using coupon code 9to5mac#15: RecurrenceRecurrence helps you track the repeating tasks in your life. Perfect for chores, bill payment, and much more! Recurrence puts history at the forefront, allowing you to see when something was last done & accompanying notes.Deal: 50% off lifetime purchase, now $9.99 (down from $19.99)#16: Budget FlowBudget Flow is a modern, easy-to-use app for managing your income and expenses. Its quick to set up, requires no registration, and can even be used offline.Deal: 50% off lifetime in-app purchase ($34.99 instead of $69.99)#17: Study SnacksStudy Snacksis a beautifully designed and playful app that helps you learn more vocabulary words, making it a great tool for studying. It supports iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro. It transforms your study lists into a puzzle game.Deal: 50% off annual for your first year ($2.49/yr), 33% off lifetime ($12.99). Deal available from Nov 28th-Dec 1st.#18: TimeWaveTimeWave is a minimalist and modern timer app, allowing you to create sequential timers, as well as specific timewaves for each of your workflows.Deal: 50% off lifetime family plan, available for $4.99 from November 25th-December 4th.#19: SongCapsule QuizSongCapsule Quiz lets you explore playlists, test your music knowledge, and discover new songs while playing.Deal: 50% off Deluxe Lifetime, now available for $4.99 from November 28th to December 2nd.#20: Calorific Calorie CounterCalorific is a nutrition tracking app that allows users to easily log their meals by simply taking photos, providing instant insights into calories and macronutrients. It features intelligent meal estimates, barcode detection for packaged foods, and manual entry to track daily nutritional intake effortlessly.Deal: 50% off first year using code BF24 from November 22nd-December 5th.#21: DateMinderDateminder syncs your important contacts and their key dates directly to your app, calendar, and widgets, ensuring you never miss a moment. Whether its birthdays, anniversaries, or other significant dates, Dateminder keeps you organized and in touch, all from one beautifully designed interface.Deal: 50% off for Black Friday, now $0.49/month, $4.99/year, or $12.49 lifetime.#22: Unite 5Unite for macOSallows users to turn any website into a standalone macOS app with its own window, dock icon, and capabilities. Built on WebKit, Unite apps combine the functionality of a browser with the seamless experience of a native macOS application.Deal: 50% off from November 27th-December 2nd, now $14.99 for single user, $24.99 for family, and $44.99 for Pro.#23: Quick Capture ObsidianQuick Capture lets you send anything to any vault in Obsidian 10x faster, including voice notes with transcripts, attachments, and scanned documents.Deal: 50% off lifetime plans for a limited time#24: ItemlistItemlist is a powerful inventory tracker for home and small business, available on iOS and iPadOS (with macOS support coming soon), allowing users to easily organize and locate their belongings.Deal: 50% off Lifetime Pro plan, now $29.99 for Black Friday#25: Whats going on?Whats going on? is a social diary app that helps users stay genuinely connected with close friends and family while creating your personal journal, where you can document your thoughts, ideas, daily happenings, as well as monitoring a timeline of memories from families and friends.Deal: Lifetime plan 70% off, now available for $12.99 for Black FridayMore Indie App DealsWhile I could only highlight the top submissions, that doesnt mean these are the only deals out there! Indie developer Matt Corey has put together a website with over 400 indie apps thatll be offering deals from November 29th-December 3rd. Give it a look if you want to find even more.Follow Michael:X/Twitter,Bluesky,InstagramAdd 9to5Mac to your Google News feed. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.Youre reading 9to5Mac experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Dont know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel

He's scared.Nothing to SeeX owner Elon Musk appears to be spooked by the continuous flow of users leaving the social media platform in favor of alternatives like BlueSky and Meta's Threads.In a surprising move last week, Musk announced that the platform would start allowing users to hide likes, shares, and reposts a suspicious decision that feels like a bid to conceal the platform's waning energy."You can now hide engagement buttons and numbers below each post and interact with posts through custom swipe gestures!" X app developer May Ly tweeted last week.Musk himself resorted to an odd excuse for the new feature."It's much cleaner with engagement numbers turned off," he wrote. "You can still see view count if you care."Grass GreenerWhy Musk would suddenly care about a "cleaner" user interface is a bit of a mystery. Ever since taking over the social media platform in 2022, the company has littered the network with a confusing array of colored checkmarks, unnecessary info, and a barrage of disruptive ads.But it doesn't take much reading between the lines to wonder if X is paying attention to the astronomic rise of Twitter alternatives BlueSky and Threads. Over the past week alone, BlueSky's daily active users have soared to 3.5 million, a massive 300 percent increase since Election Day, according to Similarweb.As of earlier this month, Threads had a whopping 275 monthly active users. But thanks to its breakneck momentum, Bluesky is starting to close the gap where it matters.Even Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is anxiously paying attention, with many former Twitter power users choosing Bluesky instead of Threads in the wake of the election.Meanwhile, Musk's X has implemented a number of user-hostile policy changes, from requiring users to opt out of having their posts be used to train the platform's AI chatbot to dismantling the block function, thereby opening the floodgates for even more harassment.Hate speech and even child sexual abuse material have run rampant on X ever since Musk took over, turning the platform into a hellhole of disinformation and exploitation.Last week, Musk also appeared to confirm that X was actively throttling the visibility of posts that include external links, a sign that the platform could be looking for ways to shut out outside news.In short, who could blame users for running away?More on Bluesky: Zuckerberg Seems Genuinely Alarmed by the Explosive Growth of BlueskyShare This Article

"You put a 12- or 13-year-old in front of these things..."TFW AI GFFormer Google CEO Eric Schmidt seems mighty concerned about today's youth becoming obsessed with AI girlfriends.During a recent interview on "The Prof G Show" podcast, Schmidt suggested that both parents and young people are ill-equipped to handle what he calls an "unexpected problem of existing technology."These AI companions are, as the former Google CEO said, so "perfect" that they end up enthralling young people and causing them to disconnect from the real world."That kind of obsession is possible," he told NYU Stern professor Scott Galloway, "especially for people who are not fully formed."While women are also turning to AI romantic partners, Schmidt said that young men are particularly susceptible as they "turn to the online world for enjoyment and sustenance." Thanks to algorithms pushing problematic content, these young men often stumble across dangerous content, be it extremist influencers or manipulative chatbots."You put a 12- or 13-year-old in front of these things, and they have access to every evil as well as every good in the world," he told Galloway, "and theyre not ready to take it."Scared StraightWe've seen this play out recently in the real world to devastating effect when a 14-year-old boy in Florida who died by suicide at the beginning of the year after a "Game of Thrones"-themed chatbot hosted on Character.AI encouraged him to do so.Though Setzer's story is far more extreme than most, it highlights the dangers posed by these lifelike chatbots and without proper regulation, these tragedies are likely to keep occurring. We've also recently seen AI characters that encourage eating disorders and engage in sexual grooming behavior toward underage users.Indeed, Schmidt went on to note that laws like the sweeping Section 230 rule that protects tech companies from being held liable for harm caused by their products shield firms like Character.AI which, ironically, Google has provided with billions of dollars in backing from accountability.Because these technologies are so valuable, the ex-Google chief said, "its likely to take some kind of a calamity to cause a change in regulation" though it's hard to imagine anything more calamitous than a teen dying after his AI girlfriend pushed him to suicide.More on AI gfs: Replika CEO: It's Fine for Lonely People to Marry Their AI ChatbotsShare This Article

Nov 27, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Software SecurityA critical security flaw impacting the ProjectSend open-source file-sharing application has likely come under active exploitation in the wild, according to findings from VulnCheck.The vulnerability, originally patched over a year-and-a-half ago as part of a commit pushed in May 2023 , was not officially made available until August 2024 with the release of version r1720. As of November 26, 2024, it has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-11680 (CVSS score: 9.8). Synacktiv, which reported the flaw to the project maintainers in January 2023, described it as an improper authorization check that allows an attacker to execute malicious code on susceptible servers."An improper authorization check was identified within ProjectSend version r1605 that allows an attacker to perform sensitive actions such as enabling user registration and auto validation, or adding new entries in the whitelist of allowed extensions for uploaded files," it said in a report published in July 2024."Ultimately, this allows to execute arbitrary PHP code on the server hosting the application."VulnCheck said it observed unknown threat actors targeting public-facing ProjectSend servers being targeted by leveraging exploit code released by Project Discovery and Rapid7. The exploitation attempts are believed to have commenced in September 2024.The attacks have also been found to enable the user registration feature to gain post-authentication privileges for follow-on exploitation, indicating that they are not confined to scanning for vulnerable instances."We are likely in the 'attackers installing web shells' territory (technically, the vulnerability also allows the attacker to embed malicious JavaScript, too, which could be an interesting and different attack scenario)," VulnCheck's Jacob Baines said."If an attacker has uploaded a web shell, it can be found in a predictable location in upload/files/ off of the webroot."An analysis of internet-exposed ProjectSend servers has revealed that a mere 1% of them are using the patched version (r1750), with all the remaining instances running either an unnamed release or version r1605, which came out in October 2022.In light of what appears to be widespread exploitation, users are recommended to apply the latest patches as soon as possible to mitigate the active threat.Found this article interesting? Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn to read more exclusive content we post.SHARE

Nov 27, 2024Ravie LakshmananLinux / MalwareCybersecurity researchers have shed light on what has been described as the first Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) bootkit designed for Linux systems.Dubbed Bootkitty by its creators who go by the name BlackCat, the bootkit is assessed to be a proof-of-concept (PoC) and there is no evidence that it has been put to use in real-world attacks. Also tracked as IranuKit, it was uploaded to the VirusTotal platform on November 5, 2024."The bootkit's main goal is to disable the kernel's signature verification feature and to preload two as yet unknown ELF binaries via the Linux init process (which is the first process executed by the Linux kernel during system startup)," ESET researchers Martin Smolr and Peter Strek said.The development is significant as it heralds a shift in the cyber threat landscape where UEFI bootkits are no longer confined to Windows systems alone.It's worth noting that Bootkitty is signed by a self-signed certificate, and therefore cannot be executed on systems with UEFI Secure Boot enabled unless an attacker-controlled certificate has been already installed.Regardless of the UEFI Secure Boot status, the bootkit is mainly engineered to boot the Linux kernel and patch, in memory, the function's response for integrity verification before GNU GRand Unified Bootloader (GRUB) is executed.Specifically, it proceeds to hook two functions from the UEFI authentication protocols if Secure Boot is enabled in such a way that UEFI integrity checks are bypassed. Subsequently, it also patches three different functions in the legitimate GRUB boot loader to sidestep other integrity verifications.The Slovakian cybersecurity company said its investigation into the bootkit also led to the discovery of a likely related unsigned kernel module that's capable of deploying an ELF binary dubbed BCDropper that loads another as-yet-unknown kernel module after a system start.The kernel module, also featuring BlackCat as the author's name, implements other rootkit-related functionalities like hiding files, processes, and opening ports. There is no evidence to suggest a connection to the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group at this stage."Whether a proof-of-concept or not, Bootkitty marks an interesting move forward in the UEFI threat landscape, breaking the belief about modern UEFI bootkits being Windows-exclusive threats," the researchers said, adding "it emphasizes the necessity of being prepared for potential future threats."Found this article interesting? Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn to read more exclusive content we post.SHARE

Ransomware remains a lucrative strategy for threat actors, but extortion that targets retail during the holiday season could be quite lucrative for ransomware groups.Retail can be a juicy target for cyberattacks year-round, and that risk -- for retailers, their supply chain, and their consumers -- is amplified during the holidays. This year, online and in-store retail sales in the US could add up to more than $1 trillion, according to research and advisory company Forrester. And where that much money is flowing, cyber threat actors are always looking for their slice of the pie.Nearly 12,000 people reported cybersecurity scams to the FBIs Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) during last years holiday season. Those scams resulted in more than $73 million in losses, according to the Cybersecurity and infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The average cost of a data breach in the retail space is $3.48 million, according to IBMs Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024.What are some of the top threats facing the retail industry? How can enterprise leaders in this sector protect their organizations and their consumers?Retail RisksThe retail industry is no stranger to large-scale data breaches and the need to respond fast is critical this time of year. You could imagine a bad actor coming in and trying to take over retailer systems with the expectation that the retailer may want to pay very quickly to handle the ransomware attack to get their systems back online so they don't lose out, says Sean McNee, vice president of research and data at DomainTools, an internet intelligence company.Related:Financially motivated threat actors can unearth and exfiltrate a trove of valuable personal information when they successfully breach a retailer or one of its vendors.The complex design of ecommerce platforms, featuring dynamic websites and applications, increases the risk of information leaks due to poorly secured APIs, mismanaged user input, and inadequate data management practices, Shobhit Gautam, staff solutions architect at security platform HackerOne, tells InformationWeek in an email interview.Data stolen from retailers is a valuable tool for fraudsters. Phishing and smishing are tried and true tactics that target consumers. Threat actors posing as legitimate retailers or delivery services, for example, will text consumers requesting personal information that enables theft.Brand impersonation campaigns can also lure victims with promises of earning cash. Threat actors will pose as a major retailer, like Amazon or Walmart, and offer people the possibility of remote work.Related:What they're doing is stringing you along, making you think you have a job so you can earn some extra cash for the holiday season. Instead, they're just taking your money and running, says McNee.Web skimming attacks are another common tactic. Magecart is an umbrella term for various cybercriminal groups specializing in web skimming attacks. These groups inject malicious JavaScript code into ecommerce websites to steal payment card information during checkout, Gautam explains.GenAI adds another dimension to the onslaught of attacks faced by retail and other industries. The technology can make phishing lures and sites much more convincing. Threat actors can also use AI in brute force attacks.AI can leverage botnets to carry out brute force attacks on gift card websites that can test thousands of card numbers and pin combinations per minute. This allows threat actors to exploit gift card balances and deplete account funds, says Gautam.Successful attacks in the retail space can result in consumer fraud, downtime for stores, lost revenue, and lasting brand damage.Threat ActorsWhile GenAI empowers more threat actors with low technical skills, there are a number of larger groups known for targeting retail. For example, LockBit and Play are two ransomware gangs known for attacking the retail sector, according to cybersecurity company Trustwave.Related:While law enforcement disrupted LockBit earlier this year, the group quickly reemerged. LockBit may be trying to target the retail sector this season try to make some quick cash, says McNee.Some threat groups out of China are angling for Black Friday shoppers, leveraging phishing to their advantage. Threat intelligence company EclecticIQ highlighted a campaign run by SilkSpecter, for example.While financial motivation is a major factor, other threat actors could target the retail space simply to gain attention. McNee points to current geopolitical tensions and the possibility of politically motivated cyber actors targeting retail to amplify their message. Given the geopolitical landscape that we live in now and have moved across for the last year or two, it would not surprise me to see some sort of attempt happen this holiday season, he says.Retail ResponseWith billions of dollars of revenue and consumer trust hanging in the balance, how can retail organizations navigate a season of busy shoppers and busy threat actors?While holiday shopping may mean cyber threats are ramped up, the foundation for defense is the same. I can't say there's some silver bullet this time of year to preventing things. Compliance and security are a 365 days a year thing, says Brent Johnson, CISO of Bluefin, a payment and data security solutions company.Johnson notes the shift some retailers are making to end-to-end encrypted and tokenized payments.Make sure merchants [are] aware these products exist, he urges. That way they're not really targets of fraud or targets of breaches because they just don't have the data anymore.Retailers have the responsibility to protect their consumers data and to keep them informed about the risks they face from threat actors.Retailers could spend some time reviewing social media platforms to see if people are complaining about fraudulent messaging or bad actors pretending to be related to [their] brand, says McNee. Retailers can work to educate their consumers on ways to recognize those impersonation and fraud attempts.Even retail organizations with strong cybersecurity defenses can still fall prey to persistent threat actors. When that does happen, it is essential that enterprises have thorough and tested incident response plans in place to mitigate the length and severity of an attack.These are all best practices but ones that can really make a difference during this holiday season, says McNee.

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