A cybersecurity issue led to outages this month across swatches of grocery giant Ahold Delhaize’s 2,000 U.S. stores, leading to some pharmacy and eCommerce systems being pulled offline.
The grocery sector has undergone a digital transformation, integrating everything from self-checkout kiosks to eCommerce platforms and mobile apps.
The outage underscores a question that lingers over nearly every sector in today’s digital economy: Are companies prepared for evolving cyber threats?
Cyber threats are evolving as quickly as the tools used to combat them, and companies must prioritize security from the top down.