Worried US retailers battle cyber-attacks through new intelligence-sharing body

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http://news.techworld.com/security/3517094/worried-us-retailers-battle-cyber-attacks-through-new-intelligence-sharing-body/

By John E Dunn
Techworld
16 May 2014

Stung into action by a wave of devastating data breaches, US retailers 
have taken the historic decision to share data on cyber-threats for the 
first time through a new initiative, the Retail Cyber Intelligence Sharing 
Center (R-CISC).

Developed after input from 50 retailers and the Retail Industry Leaders 
Association (RILA), R-CISC will operate as an independent body collecting 
anonymised data on the attacks detected by firms, hopefully allowing them 
to spot common patterns.  This will include malware strains, software 
vulnerabilities, forum activity and real-time information on attacks.

Other elements of its brief will be to educate members on defence using 
training and develop research capabilities by forging lnks within the 
security world.

Prominent launch names include J. C. Penney, the Gap American Eagle 
Outfitters, Nike, Lowe's Companies, Safeway, VF Corporation, Walgreen 
Company and the most famous victim of retail attacks to data, Target 
Corporation. Other firms are said to be joining in the coming weeks and 
months.

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