5 Steps to Preventing a Data Breach Disaster

2. Recognize data at rest. As mentioned above, retailers are constantly storing information in multiple locations, usually for the customer's convenience. However, data that's being stored on portable devices such as laptops or archived on servers is often forgotten and, as a result, becomes a prime target for hackers. Retailers must encrypt all data at rest. By doing so, there's little to no concern should a device be stolen or lost.