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Report: Some Retail Firms Still Don't Recognize Cyber Security Risks

Nearly 10 percent of retail firms have not reported any cyber security exposure to the SEC since 2011, Willis Group says.

Nearly 60 percent of retail companies describe their cyber security exposure as "significant," "serious," or "critical," but another 9 percent are not reporting any cyber security exposure at all, according to a report published Wednesday.

According to a study of filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission conducted by risk advisor and insurance broker Willis Group Holdings, almost a tenth of retailers have not reported any cyber risk in financial documents filed with the SEC, which has required such reporting since Oct. 2011. The report describes the non-disclosure as "surprising," given the high-profile breaches recently discovered at retail chains such as Target, Michaels, and Neiman-Marcus. Read the Full Story on Dark Reading…

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