National Retail Foundation forecast a 3.4 percent increase from 2016 spending for a total of $967.13 per consumer. Ransomware has disrupted business in a wide range of industries over the past year. Data thieves have new opportunities to invade systems through computing connections that are normally trusted. Retailers who allow third parties to access their networks may be opening the door for cybercriminals. The Internet of Things (IoT) is growing quickly, and the population of intelligent communicating devices is expected to exceed 20 billion by 2020.”]
Source: https://securityintelligence.com/tis-the-season-for-retail-disruption/