2022 Thales
Data Threat Report
Retail Edition
Retail organizations have long been targeted by cyber criminals attracted to the industry because of its size, large quantities of online and point-of-sale (POS) credit card transactions, and millions of POS and IoT devices at remote locations that can be easy targets due to unpatched vulnerabilities and configuration errors.
The 2022 Thales Data Threat Report Retail Edition summarizes the most important findings gathered from a survey of leaders and practitioners within retail organizations in 17 countries.
Analysis from 451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, based on a survey with 154 retail security leaders and practitioners worldwide. 
Awareness of changing risks is high among retail organizations, but this hasn’t accelerated how organizations address them
45%
of retailers reported an increase in the volume, severity and/or scope of cyberattacks in the past 12 months
65%
of retailers ranked malware as the leading source of increased security attacks
68%
of retailers indicated having more than 25 SaaS applications in use
Key management complexity increases risks
59%
of retailers reported having 5 or more key management solutions, resulting in higher costs, complexity and risk
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2022 Thales Data Threat Report - Retail Edition
The 2022 Thales Data Threat Report Retail Edition summarizes the most important findings gathered from a survey of leaders and practitioners within retail organizations in 17 countries.
