The retail service industry is the fourth most attacked industry sector, according to IBM X-Force data. IBM data shows that the biggest spam spikes take place in August, followed by large bouts in September and October as cybercriminals lay grounds for their actual attacks. Retailers should be taking measures to build a secure underlying infrastructure well ahead of the holidays and keep it evolving and maturing all year long. Cybercriminals, especially organized crime groups, are out to find vulnerabilities that would compromise more than one retailer at a time.”]