Retailers have long been targets of cybercriminals, and today’s burgeoning cannabis retail industry in the United States and Canada are attractive targets for cyberattacks. Though operating in a rapidly growing industry they are yet to develop mature cyber security practices to protect their businesses and sensitive customer data.
Matthew Dunn, Associate Managing Director in the Cyber Risk practice of Kroll, a division of Duff & Phelps, highlights how cannabis business owners can develop a strategy to reduce vulnerabilities and mitigate threats in his article ‘Digital Defense: How Cannabis Businesses Can Identify and Prevent Cyberattacks’ published in Marijuana Venture.
Read the full article in Marijuana Venture here and the full report on the growing threats against Cannabis retailers here.