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March 15, 2013
Criminal Background Checks

The use of criminal background checks by employers is being closely watched.

Concerns that convictions among African Americans and Hispanics were causing hiring discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunity Council has issued new guidelines regarding employer use of criminal records under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. According to the Pew Center on the States 2010 study, while one in every 87 white men in America have been incarcerated, among Hispanics it is 1-in-36 and blacks it is 1-in-12.

February 21, 2013
Security surrounding social media and m-commerce top IT priorities

Managing and classifying enterprise data is the number one security and privacy area in need of improvement, and remains a major challenge for IT departments, according to a survey about IT risk factors for 2013 published by global consulting firm Protiviti.

January 4, 2013
Traffic Intelligence: The Science of Shopper Conversion

By Craig Szklany and Mark Stier, Tyco Retail Solutions

December 27, 2012
Focus on: Loss Prevention

Total losses attributed to retail shrinkage hit $34.5 billion last year, “positioning retail crime as the largest form of property crime,” according to Dr. Richard Hollinger, professor of criminology, law and society, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla. And it shows no signs of easing anytime soon. Indeed, the rate of shrink remains on a five-year climb, according to the Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC), Gainesville, Fla.

September 13, 2012
DSW awarded $7.2 million for credit card breach

DSW Inc. said that it has been awarded $7.2 million as a result of litigation with its insurance carrier stemming from its credit card data breach in 2005.

June 5, 2012
NRF: Organized retail crime continues to rise

The number of retailers that fell victim to organized retail crime groups increased in the past year, according to the National Retail Federation’s Organized Retail Crime Survey.

May 21, 2012
Understanding Turn Around Times for Background Screening

By Jon Cano, HR Plus

March 21, 2012
Data Security Breaches: A New Form of Shoplifting

By Theodore J. Kobus III, Esq., Baker & Hostetler LLP

February 22, 2012
Video Surveillance: The Shift to HD

Video surveillance is undergoing a major change as analog systems are replaced with high-definition, high-megapixel cameras and NVRs (network video recorders). Chain Store Age spoke with Keith Marett, VP marketing and communications for Avigilon, a leader in high-definition (HD) and megapixel video surveillance systems, about the shift from analog to digital systems.

What are the latest trends in video surveillance?

November 23, 2011
Nine Cyber Monday Data Loss Prevention Tips for Retailers

By Todd Feinman, Identity Finder

November 21, 2011
Books-A-Million implements Checkpoint’s RF EAS solution to reduce shrink

Checkpoint Systems, a leading global supplier of shrink management, merchandise visibility and apparel labeling solutions for the retail industry, announced that it is partnering with Books-A-Million to improve the retailer’s loss prevention program and enhance its customers’ shopping experiences through its electronic article surveillance (EAS) solution.

October 12, 2011
Report: Execs spending less on security, but remain confident

Research released Wednesday by PwC found that retail and consumer executives are spending less on security due to insufficient capital, but that they maintain confidence in their information security, despite an increase in security incidents.

October 5, 2011
NRF survey: Retailers use background checks for safety

A new survey released by the National Retail Federation found that nearly all retailers rely on background checks to keep their customers, and themselves, safe.

September 29, 2011
North American Video launches service contract for A&P

North American Video said Thursday that it has begun servicing and maintenance of the video surveillance systems in all retail outlets across The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co.

August 22, 2011
Focus on: Risk Management
 Mitigating the damage of a security breach

While retailers continue to beef up computer security, hackers continue to find ways to circumvent even the most sophisticated cyber-blockades. And the threat is not only hackers or rogue employees maliciously liberating private information: Data breaches occur when sensitive information is improperly disposed of and tossed in the trash or lost when a laptop or other portable electronic device is mislaid by or stolen from a well-meaning employee. This not only impacts your customers but can damage a company’s reputation and bottom line.


August 10, 2011
The power of background checks in retail

By William F. Hauswirth, president of IntelliCorp

February 1, 2011
Counter-terrorism efforts well-worth consideration by retailers

Retail is an evolving business that must constantly adapt to changing consumer demands, technologies and economic and demographic trends.

January 24, 2011
Cyber shopping: Keeping security high when shoppers buy online

By Rick Caccia, info@arcsight.com

January 13, 2011
NRF and First Data release small business data security survey

An overwhelming majority (86%) of small-business respondents (86%) say that keeping their customer card information secure and feel payment-card data security is important to their business.

October 31, 2010
Crowd Management

With the holidays fast approaching, retailers are cooking up ways to draw big crowds....

October 31, 2010
Focus on: Security

Specialty apparel retailer Express found itself in a technology quandary in 2007 when it...

October 18, 2010
Global Retail Theft Barometer finds U.S. shrink down 6.8%

Global retail theft totaled $107.3 billion in 2010, representing a 5.6% decrease from the prior...

September 30, 2010
Retail Outlook: Cautiously Optimistic

Smarter. Leaner. Cautiously optimistic. That’s the picture of the retail industry that emerges from...

September 24, 2010
Prep work, LP involvement make retail events safer

By Eric White, eric.white@wrensolutions.com

Each year, retailers successfully host special events that draw crowds, generate excitement, and drive revenue. In many ways, retailers are the masters of events, putting on thousands each year with no incidents occurring.  Unfortunately, the events most noted in the media are those that go wrong and it only takes one event to do irreparable damage to the brand, trigger litigation, and bring the wrath of the media and unhappy customers.

September 19, 2010
Food City, Super Dollar stores adopt Tripwire PCI DSS compliance solution

Tripwire, leading provider of IT security and compliance automation solutions, announced Monday that K-VA-T Food...

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