AirDefense Retail Shopping Wireless Security Surveys 2007-2008
As the 2007 holiday shopping season officially gets underway, AirDefense, the innovator that launched the wireless LAN security market, to day unveiled results from its comprehensive “2007 Retail Shopping Wireless Security Survey” of wireless data security and physical security practices in place at more than 3,000 stores nationwide and also in parts of Europe. Cities monitored were Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, London and Paris. Research was conducted in some of the busiest shopping areas in the country, including: Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue in New York City, Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Union Square and Market Street in San Francisco.
PRESS RELEASES
January 14, 2008:
AirDefense's Survey of Retailers Across New York City Discovers Wireless Security Vulnerabilities in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island
November 15, 2007:
AirDefense's Comprehensive Survey of 3,000 Retail Stores Finds Many Wireless Data Security Vulnerabilities as Holiday Shopping Season Nears
November 15, 2007:
AirDefense Offers Tips to Consumers on How to Prevent Being a Victim of Identity Fraud at Wireless Hotspots This Holiday Season
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IN THE NEWS
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January 21, 2008 |
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Fast tech leaves mark at retail show
It wasn’t the speed of sound that made noise at last week’s National Retail Federation’s trade show, but the fact that rapidity is driving retail technology...
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January 21, 2008 |
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Fast tech leaves mark at retail show
It wasn’t the speed of sound that made noise at last week’s National Retail Federation’s trade show, but the fact that rapidity is driving retail technology...
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January 17, 2008 |
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Network World: Scan Finds Security Holes in NYC Retailers' Wireless Nets
There’s bad news for some retailers at this week’s National Retail Federation trade show in New York City, where WLAN security company AirDefense...
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January 15, 2008 |
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Wireless Networks: When Merchants Bleed Data
Wireless-network connections at brick-and-mortar stores are the latest focus of payment-security angst...
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December 18, 2007 |
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5 Reasons It's Riskier to Shop In Person Than Online
Shopping online may not be inherently safer than going to the mall, but at least you have a little more control
With the number of online shoppers growing each year and the biggest shopping days of the year in our midst, the safety of online shopping is often called into question...
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December 11, 2007 |
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It’s the Most Dangerous Time of the Year
In case anyone had any doubt, the common sense assumption that online theft is worse during the holidays is true....
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December 6, 2007 |
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Firewalled
Going Overboard on Threats
Every security expert you ever heard of -- and some you've never heard of -- is now offering his opinion on the worst threats of 2007 and the most dangerous threats of 2008...
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November 26, 2007 |
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SURVEY: 3,000 retailers have wireless data-security vulnerabilities
AirDefense, which launched the wireless LAN security market, has released results from its 2007 Retail Shopping Wireless Security Survey of...
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November 23, 2007 |
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Putting a Scare in the Shopping Season
Today is “Black Friday,” the ceremonial start to the holiday shopping season. Our inbox has been filling up with press releases touting the...
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November 22, 2007 |
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Probe Uncovers Vulnerable Retailer Wireless Systems
Half of the 3,045 stores that wireless security vendor AirDefense secretly monitored at major shopping areas in the U.S...
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November 22, 2007 |
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Study: Lax retail wireless security
A recent survey of U.S. retail stores found one-fourth of transmissions between handheld devices and store computers were not encrypted...
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November 22, 2007 |
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Study: Lax retail wireless security
A recent survey of U.S. retail stores found one-fourth of transmissions between handheld devices and store computers were not encrypted...
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November 21, 2007 |
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Retailers' In-Store Wireless Networks Are Not Secure
Half the time, retail stores skimp when it comes to securing their in-store wireless computer networks, according to a study by security vendor AirDefense...
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November 20, 2007 |
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Retail Wi-Fi Wide Open to Hackers, Study Finds
A study has discovered that while retailers are physically securing their businesses to prevent theft, they are not taking the same precautions with their wireless security...
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November 20, 2007 |
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Retail Wi-Fi Wide Open to Hackers, Study Finds
A study has discovered that while retailers are physically securing their businesses to prevent theft, they are not taking the same precautions with their wireless security...
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November 20, 2007 |
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Retail Wi-Fi wide open to hackers, study finds
A study has discovered that while retailers are physically securing their businesses to prevent theft, they are not taking the same precautions with their wireless security...
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November 19, 2007 |
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Security Sweep Finds Retailer's Wi-Fi Networks At Risk
Despite the well-publicized wireless woes of retailer TJX earlier this year, it seems many retailers have failed to move to protect themselves from the loss of customer data...
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November 15, 2007 |
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Study: Many retailers' wireless data systems easy to hack
Half of more than 3,000 retail stores that a wireless security company secretly monitored at major shopping centers in the U.S...
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November 15, 2007 |
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WSJ: Retailers' Data Systems Vulnerable To Hackers - Survey
A number of retail stores may be vulnerable to hacker
attacks this holiday season, according to a recent study by a wireless security
firm....
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November 15, 2007 |
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Study: Many retailers' wireless data systems easy to hack
Half of more than 3,000 retail stores that a wireless security company secretly monitored at major shopping centers in the U.S... |
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November 15, 2007 |
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What retail wireless security?
TJX may be in a class all by itself in terms of the
number of records compromised in a data breach....
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| November 15, 2007 |
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Security Sweep Finds Retailer's Wi-Fi Networks At Risk
Despite the well-publicized wireless woes of retailer TJX earlier this year, it seems many retailers have failed to move to protect themselves from the loss of customer data....
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November 15, 2007 |
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Many Retailers Open to Wireless Attacks
This holiday season, the greatest danger to retailers isn't the guy in the trench coat shoplifting small items...
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November 15, 2007 |
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Study: Many retailers' wireless data systems easy to hack
Half of more than 3,000 retail stores that a wireless security company secretly monitored at major shopping centers in the U.S... |
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November 15, 2007 |
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Study: Many retailers' wireless data systems easy to hack
Half of more than 3,000 retail stores that a wireless security company secretly monitored at major shopping areas in the U.S...
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November 15, 2007 |
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Study: Many retailers' wireless data systems easy to hack
Half of more than 3,000 retail stores that a wireless security company secretly monitored at major shopping centers in the U.S...
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November 15, 2007 |
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Many retailers easy to hack, study finds
Half of more than 3,000 retail stores that a wireless security company secretly monitored at major shopping areas in the U.S...
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November 15, 2007 |
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Study: stores put customer data at risk with poor WiFi security practices
Be careful of using public wireless hotspots, even if they claim to be secure. There's a good chance they are still vulnerable to hacking and your personal data could be stolen, according to wireless security manufacturer AirDefense...
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November 15, 2007 |
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Wireless Warnings
If you do retail, and take credit cards (which you pretty much have to), your wireless network is about to cause you severe grief...
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November 15, 2007 |
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Wireless credit card transactions in stores often vulnerable: survey
Half of more than 3,000 U.S. and European retail stores use wireless systems vulnerable to hacking to transfer data ...
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November 15, 2007 |
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Security Sweep Finds Retailer’s Wi-Fi Networks At Risk
Despite the well-publicized wireless woes of retailer TJX earlier this year, it seems many retailers have failed to move to protect themselves from the loss of customer data...
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November 15, 2007 |
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Stores’ wireless security faulted
Study says many networks are easily hacked
Half of more than 3,000 retail stores that a wireless security company secretly monitored at major shopping centers in the U.S...
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November 15, 2007 |
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Retail Stores Ripe for Hacking, Survey Finds
Retailers seem to have learned little from the massive TJX data breach, according to security-device maker AirDefense Inc...
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November 15, 2007 |
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Many retailers easy to hack, study finds
Half of more than 3,000 retail stores that a wireless security company secretly monitored at major shopping areas in the U.S...
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November 15, 2007 |
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Study: Many Retailers Easy To Hack
You can drive down a street with a laptop and easily find wireless access points, and it does not require a great degree of sophistication...
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November 15, 2007 |
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What retail wireless security?
TJX may be in a class all by itself in terms of the number of records compromised in a data breach...
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November 15, 2007 |
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Study: Many Retailers Easy To Hack
You can drive down a street with a laptop and easily find wireless access points, and it does not require a great degree...
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November 15, 2007 |
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Many Retailers Easy to Hack, Study Finds
Half of more than 3,000 retail stores that a wireless security company secretly monitored at major shopping centers in the U.S...
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November 15, 2007 |
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Many Retailers Easy to Hack, Study Finds
Half of more than 3,000 retail stores that a wireless security company secretly monitored at major shopping centers in the U.S...
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November 15, 2007 |
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Many Retailers Easy to Hack, Study Finds
Half of more than 3,000 retail stores that a wireless security company secretly monitored at major shopping centers in the U.S...
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November 15, 2007 |
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Many Retailers Easy to Hack, Study Finds
Half of more than 3,000 retail stores that a wireless security company secretly monitored at major shopping centers in the U.S...
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November 15, 2007 |
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Many Retailers Easy to Hack, Study Finds
Half of more than 3,000 retail stores that a wireless security company secretly monitored at major shopping centers in the U.S...
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November 15, 2007 |
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Many Retailers Easy to Hack, Study Finds
Half of more than 3,000 retail stores that a wireless security company secretly monitored at major shopping centers in the U.S...
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November 15, 2007 |
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Gaps found in stores' wireless security
Half of more than 3,000 retail stores that a wireless security company secretly monitored at major shopping centers in the U.S...
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November 15, 2007 |
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Many retailers easy to hack, study finds
Half of more than 3,000 retail stores that a wireless security company secretly monitored at major shopping centers in the U.S...
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November 15, 2007 |
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Survey: Major security gaps in retailers' customer-data systems
Half of more than 3,000 retail stores that a wireless security company secretly monitored at major shopping centers in the U.S...
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November 15, 2007 |
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Retailers Open to Wireless Attacks
This holiday season, the greatest danger to retailers isn't the guy in the trench coat shoplifting small items. It's the guy out in the parking lot with a wireless antenna...
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November 15, 2007 |
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Many retailers easy to hack, study finds
Undercover survey of 3,045 stores claims to find major wireless security gaps at half
Half of more than 3,000 retail stores that a wireless security company secretly monitored at major shopping centers in the U.S...
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