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Safeguard articles tagged "retail" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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Retail POS Supply Chain Security in 2026
Retail point-of-sale environments combine PCI scope, vendor-managed software, and thousands of physical endpoints. Here is the 2026 supply chain baseline that actually works at scale.
Co-op UK DragonForce Breach: When the Helpdesk Becomes the Backdoor
In late April 2025 the Co-operative Group joined Marks & Spencer and Harrods as victims of a DragonForce-affiliated cluster that targeted UK retail through helpdesk social engineering. We unpack the playbook and what retailers must change.
Marks & Spencer DragonForce Ransomware Attack: Retail Giant Brought to Its Knees
The April 2025 ransomware attack on M&S disrupted online orders for weeks, wiped out hundreds of millions in market value, and exposed retail sector vulnerabilities.
Blue Yonder Termite Ransomware: SaaS Supply-Chain Outage in Retail
In November 2024 the Termite ransomware group hit Blue Yonder, taking workforce-management and logistics SaaS offline for Starbucks, Sainsbury's, and Morrisons. We unpack the SaaS supply-chain blast radius.
Retail POS Supply Chain Security
Practical controls and standards shaping point-of-sale software supply chains, from PCI DSS 4.0 to PA-DSS successors and retailer-specific frameworks.
VF Corporation Ransomware Attack Disrupts Vans, North Face, and Timberland
In December 2023, VF Corporation, parent company of Vans, The North Face, and Timberland, suffered a ransomware attack that disrupted order fulfillment and exposed personal data of 35.5 million customers during the critical holiday shopping season.
Dollar Tree Third-Party Breach Impacts Nearly 2 Million Employees
In November 2023, Dollar Tree disclosed that a breach at its third-party service provider Zeroed-In Technologies exposed the personal data of nearly 2 million current and former employees, highlighting the persistent risk of third-party supply chain compromises.
Retail and E-Commerce Software Supply Chain Security
E-commerce platforms process millions in transactions daily using open-source components. Here's how retail organizations should manage software supply chain risk.