Home Depot Reports Possible Credit Card Breach

Ruden also offered a few quick tips for retailers to keep in mind to minimize the risk of a data breach taking place at their companies. They include the following:

1. Have good security controls in place. Good controls are both preventative and detective, and should focus on both data at rest and data in motion. Point-to-point encryption is a key technique to defend against this type of attack, covering the business assets with a strong preventative control. Intrusion detection is a strong detection control. When retailers have a controlled environment, much risk can be mitigated.