This past summer, a Thales data threat report found that U.S. retailers lead the world in data breaches. One of the most recent breaches affected fashion retailer Shein, and that incident again made it abundantly clear that the problem is not going away. Also, it again highlighted how retailers seem perpetually stuck in reaction mode, always promising thorough investigations and free credit card monitoring, and talking about how seriously they take their customers’ security and privacy.
