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- 0:00Google
- 0:00data
- 0:00suggests
- 0:01that
- 0:02the
- 0:02cyber
- 0:03crime
- 0:03spree
- 0:04that
- 0:04has
- 0:04hobbled
- 0:04British
- 0:05retailers
- 0:06is
- 0:06now
- 0:07aimed
- 0:07at
- 0:07the
- 0:07U.S.
- 0:09according
- 0:09to
- 0:10NBC
- 0:10News,
- 0:10this
- 0:11time,
- 0:12hackers
- 0:12behind
- 0:13a
- 0:13series
- 0:13of
- 0:13destructive,
- 0:14financially
- 0:14motivated
- 0:15cyber
- 0:15attacks
- 0:16against
- 0:16some
- 0:16of
- 0:16the
- 0:16UK's
- 0:17largest
- 0:17retailers
- 0:18are
- 0:18now
- 0:18going
- 0:19after
- 0:19big
- 0:19American
- 0:20brands.
- 0:21Google
- 0:21said
- 0:21last
- 0:22Wednesday,
- 0:22quote,
- 0:23major
- 0:23American
- 0:23retailers
- 0:24have
- 0:24already
- 0:24been
- 0:25targeted.
- 0:26John
- 0:26Holtquist,
- 0:27the
- 0:27chief
- 0:27analyst
- 0:28for
- 0:28Google's
- 0:28Threat
- 0:29Intelligence
- 0:29Group,
- 0:30told
- 0:30NBC
- 0:30News
- 0:31at
- 0:31least
- 0:32three
- 0:32top
- 0:32British
- 0:32retailers
- 0:33have
- 0:33experienced
- 0:34cyber
- 0:34attacks
- 0:35in
- 0:35recent
- 0:35weeks.
- 0:35Marks
- 0:36and
- 0:36Spencers
- 0:37was
- 0:37forced
- 0:37to
- 0:37pause
- 0:37online
- 0:38orders
- 0:38for
- 0:38weeks.
- 0:39Hackers
- 0:40who
- 0:40contacted
- 0:41the
- 0:41BBC
- 0:41provided
- 0:42evidence
- 0:42of,
- 0:42quote,
- 0:42huge
- 0:43amounts
- 0:43of
- 0:43customer
- 0:44and
- 0:44employee
- 0:44data.
- 0:45Also
- 0:45stolen
- 0:46from
- 0:46the
- 0:46Co
- 0:46Op
- 0:47Group.
- 0:47And
- 0:47Third
- 0:48Harrods
- 0:48restricted
- 0:49some
- 0:49Internet
- 0:50access
- 0:50at
- 0:50store
- 0:51locations,
- 0:52though
- 0:52a
- 0:52spokesperson
- 0:53told
- 0:53NBC
- 0:53News
- 0:54that
- 0:54it
- 0:54has
- 0:54not
- 0:54seen
- 0:55evidence
- 0:55that
- 0:56customer
- 0:56data
- 0:56was
- 0:57stolen.
- 0:58Michael,
- 0:58I'm
- 0:59curious,
- 0:59how
- 1:00aware,
- 1:00especially
- 1:01given
- 1:01your
- 1:01recent
- 1:01stint
- 1:02as
- 1:02the
- 1:02interim
- 1:02CEO
- 1:03at
- 1:03joann
- 1:03Fabrics,
- 1:04how
- 1:04aware
- 1:04are
- 1:05US
- 1:05retailers
- 1:05of
- 1:06the
- 1:06cyber
- 1:06attacks
- 1:06going
- 1:07on
- 1:07overseas
- 1:08and
- 1:08are
- 1:09they
- 1:09prepared
- 1:09or
- 1:10are
- 1:10they
- 1:10too
- 1:10distracted
- 1:11by
- 1:11everything
- 1:11else
- 1:12going
- 1:12on
- 1:12right
- 1:12now
- 1:13to
- 1:13make
- 1:13them
- 1:13a
- 1:13priority?
- 1:17Aware,
- 1:19not
- 1:19prepared
- 1:20enough
- 1:21and
- 1:21too
- 1:21distracted
- 1:22on
- 1:22the
- 1:22difficulties
- 1:23in
- 1:23the
- 1:23market.
- 1:24And
- 1:24I'm
- 1:24speaking
- 1:24from
- 1:25experience
- 1:26at
- 1:26Joanne
- 1:27as
- 1:27the
- 1:27interim
- 1:28CEO,
- 1:29one
- 1:29of
- 1:29the
- 1:29first
- 1:30questions
- 1:30I
- 1:30asked
- 1:30was
- 1:31how
- 1:31prepared
- 1:31are
- 1:32we
- 1:32for
- 1:32cybersecurity?
- 1:34And
- 1:34the
- 1:34answer
- 1:34was
- 1:35lackluster.
- 1:36Within
- 1:3760
- 1:37days
- 1:38we
- 1:38were
- 1:39set
- 1:39up
- 1:40like
- 1:40a
- 1:40Brinks
- 1:41truck
- 1:42picking
- 1:43up
- 1:44a
- 1:44cash
- 1:44delivery.
- 1:46So
- 1:46we
- 1:46quickly
- 1:47reacted
- 1:47and
- 1:48really
- 1:48protected,
- 1:49protected
- 1:49ourselves,
- 1:50but
- 1:51it
- 1:51is
- 1:51not.
- 1:52If
- 1:53you
- 1:53polled
- 1:53CEOs,
- 1:54they
- 1:54would
- 1:54say,
- 1:54of
- 1:55course
- 1:55it's
- 1:55a
- 1:55high
- 1:55priority.
- 1:56If
- 1:57you
- 1:57poll
- 1:57CIOs
- 1:59in
- 1:59the
- 1:59US,
- 2:00it'd
- 2:00be
- 2:00very
- 2:01interesting
- 2:01to
- 2:01see
- 2:02what
- 2:02percentage
- 2:03would
- 2:03say
- 2:04we
- 2:04feel
- 2:05that
- 2:05we
- 2:05are
- 2:05fully
- 2:06prepared
- 2:06and
- 2:07fully
- 2:07protected.
- 2:08I
- 2:08would
- 2:09only
- 2:09probably
- 2:09gauge
- 2:10it
- 2:10at
- 2:10a
- 2:1020%
- 2:11mark.
- 2:11That's
- 2:12fully
- 2:12anecdotal.
- 2:13I
- 2:13don't
- 2:13have
- 2:13any
- 2:13data
- 2:13to
- 2:14back
- 2:14that
- 2:14up,
- 2:14but
- 2:15I
- 2:15think
- 2:15it
- 2:16is
- 2:16a
- 2:16major
- 2:16concern.
- 2:18It
- 2:18is
- 2:18also
- 2:19a
- 2:19major
- 2:20risk.
- 2:21I
- 2:21just
- 2:21don't
- 2:21think
- 2:22retailers
- 2:23are
- 2:24as
- 2:24prepared
- 2:25as
- 2:25they
- 2:26need
- 2:26to
- 2:26be
- 2:27and
- 2:27protected
- 2:27as
- 2:28they
- 2:28need
- 2:28to
- 2:28be
- 2:29in
- 2:29a
- 2:30global
- 2:31US
- 2:32format.
- 2:32There
- 2:33are
- 2:33retailers
- 2:34out
- 2:34there
- 2:34that
- 2:34are
- 2:34spectacular
- 2:35at
- 2:35this,
- 2:36but
- 2:36there
- 2:36are
- 2:36also
- 2:37retailers
- 2:37that
- 2:37are
- 2:38the
- 2:38opposite
- 2:38end
- 2:38of
- 2:38spectacular.
- 2:39And
- 2:40in
- 2:40today's
- 2:40environment,
- 2:41being
- 2:41anything
- 2:42headed
- 2:43towards
- 2:43the
- 2:43opposite
- 2:44end
- 2:44of
- 2:44spectacular
- 2:45is
- 2:45a
- 2:45very
- 2:46scary
- 2:46and
- 2:46risky
- 2:47proposition.
- 2:48I
- 2:49will
- 2:49say
- 2:50once
- 2:50it
- 2:50is
- 2:51a
- 2:51priority,
- 2:53it
- 2:53is
- 2:54generally
- 2:56there's
- 2:56a
- 2:56low
- 2:57barrier
- 2:58of
- 2:59success
- 3:00to
- 3:00getting
- 3:00yourself
- 3:01protected
- 3:01from
- 3:02a
- 3:02cybersecurity
- 3:03standpoint.
- 3:04Now,
- 3:04depending
- 3:05on
- 3:05your
- 3:06technology
- 3:06stack
- 3:07and
- 3:07what
- 3:07protections
- 3:08you
- 3:08have
- 3:08in
- 3:08place,
- 3:09it
- 3:09may
- 3:10be
- 3:10more
- 3:11expensive
- 3:11than
- 3:12what
- 3:12you
- 3:12would
- 3:12Expect
- 3:13it
- 3:13to
- 3:13be,
- 3:14but
- 3:14it's
- 3:14definitely
- 3:14money
- 3:15well
- 3:15spent.
- 3:15And
- 3:15I
- 3:16think
- 3:16every
- 3:16single
- 3:17major
- 3:17retailer
- 3:18and
- 3:18every
- 3:19single
- 3:19major
- 3:21hybrid
- 3:22wholesale
- 3:23retail
- 3:24omnichannel,
- 3:25provider
- 3:26of
- 3:26product
- 3:27people
- 3:27that
- 3:27we
- 3:28used
- 3:28to
- 3:28refer
- 3:28to
- 3:28as
- 3:29vertical
- 3:29entities,
- 3:31they
- 3:31all
- 3:31need
- 3:31to
- 3:32have
- 3:32this
- 3:32as
- 3:32a
- 3:32top,
- 3:33top
- 3:33operational
- 3:35priority,
- 3:35not
- 3:36just
- 3:36a
- 3:36top
- 3:37strategic
- 3:37priority
- 3:38that
- 3:38someone
- 3:38reports
- 3:39in
- 3:39the
- 3:39board
- 3:39meetings
- 3:40and
- 3:40says,
- 3:41it's
- 3:41a
- 3:41priority
- 3:42for
- 3:42us.
- 3:43Here's
- 3:43the
- 3:43five
- 3:43things
- 3:44we've
- 3:44done.
- 3:45And
- 3:45I
- 3:45also
- 3:45think
- 3:45it
- 3:46comes
- 3:46down
- 3:46to
- 3:46the
- 3:46boards
- 3:49and
- 3:49ownership
- 3:50of
- 3:50companies
- 3:51to
- 3:52be
- 3:53hyper
- 3:53villagent
- 3:54and
- 3:54provide
- 3:55due
- 3:55diligence
- 3:56to
- 3:56it,
- 3:56because
- 3:56it
- 3:56is
- 3:57a
- 3:57very
- 3:57scary
- 3:58thing
- 3:58when
- 3:59you
- 3:59really
- 3:59get
- 3:59under
- 3:59the
- 4:00covers
- 4:00of
- 4:00it.
- 4:00And
- 4:01there
- 4:01have
- 4:01been
- 4:01some
- 4:01highly
- 4:02publicized
- 4:02challenges
- 4:03in
- 4:03the
- 4:03US
- 4:03over
- 4:03the
- 4:04past
- 4:04few
- 4:04years.
- 4:05I
- 4:05think
- 4:05it's
- 4:05the
- 4:05tip
- 4:06of
- 4:06the
- 4:06iceberg,
- 4:06and
- 4:06I
- 4:07think
- 4:07everybody
- 4:07needs
- 4:08to
- 4:08be
- 4:08very
- 4:08aware
- 4:09and
- 4:10vigilant
- 4:10in
- 4:11protecting
- 4:11themselves.
- 4:12Yeah.
- 4:13Wow,
- 4:13that's
- 4:13really
- 4:13interesting
- 4:14and
- 4:14really
- 4:15harrowing
- 4:15in
- 4:15a
- 4:15lot
- 4:15of
- 4:16ways.
- 4:16And
- 4:16it
- 4:16actually
- 4:16jives
- 4:17very
- 4:17nicely
- 4:18with
- 4:18what
- 4:18we
- 4:18heard
- 4:18at
- 4:19WRC
- 4:19in
- 4:20London.
- 4:20And
- 4:20I
- 4:20mean,
- 4:20like,
- 4:20yeah,
- 4:21you
- 4:21know,
- 4:21for
- 4:21the.
- 4:21For
- 4:21the
- 4:22most
- 4:22part,
- 4:22you
- 4:22know,
- 4:22the
- 4:23crazy
- 4:23thing
- 4:23was,
- 4:23like,
- 4:23people
- 4:24could
- 4:24not
- 4:24get
- 4:24groceries
- 4:25from
- 4:25these
- 4:25stores.
- 4:26You
- 4:26know,
- 4:26if
- 4:26this
- 4:26was
- 4:26their
- 4:26local
- 4:27grocery
- 4:27store,
- 4:27they
- 4:27couldn't
- 4:27get
- 4:28groceries.
- 4:28And
- 4:29what
- 4:29I
- 4:29was
- 4:29hearing
- 4:29from
- 4:29sources
- 4:30that
- 4:30I
- 4:30was
- 4:30talking
- 4:30to
- 4:31about
- 4:31this
- 4:31is
- 4:31they
- 4:32told
- 4:32me
- 4:32that
- 4:32this
- 4:32hit
- 4:33the
- 4:33retailers
- 4:33that
- 4:33were
- 4:33huge.
- 4:34Not
- 4:34all
- 4:34of
- 4:34them,
- 4:35but
- 4:35some
- 4:35of
- 4:35them
- 4:35were
- 4:35very
- 4:36hubristic
- 4:36about
- 4:37the
- 4:37quality
- 4:37of
- 4:38their
- 4:38tech
- 4:38stack
- 4:38and
- 4:38their
- 4:38cybersecurity.
- 4:39So
- 4:39if
- 4:39you're
- 4:40in
- 4:40that
- 4:40position.
- 4:40Yeah,
- 4:41I
- 4:41would
- 4:41take
- 4:41what
- 4:41Michael
- 4:42has
- 4:42to
- 4:42say
- 4:42here
- 4:42very
- 4:43seriously.
- 4:43Chris,
- 4:44are
- 4:44you
- 4:44seeing
- 4:45this
- 4:45in
- 4:45your
- 4:45Com?
- 4:46Like,
- 4:46do
- 4:46your
- 4:46conversations
- 4:47in
- 4:47the
- 4:47boardrooms
- 4:48hit
- 4:48this
- 4:48at
- 4:48all?
- 4:48Like,
- 4:48when
- 4:49you're
- 4:49talking
- 4:49to
- 4:49retailers,
- 4:50what.
- 4:50What.
- 4:50What
- 4:50is
- 4:50your
- 4:50take?
- 4:52I
- 4:52think,
- 4:52you
- 4:53know,
- 4:53when
- 4:54I
- 4:54think
- 4:54about
- 4:56CyberSecurity,
- 4:57I
- 4:57think
- 4:58two
- 4:58things
- 4:58are
- 4:58kind
- 4:58of
- 4:59at
- 4:59play.
- 4:59Right.
- 4:59It's
- 5:00like,
- 5:00one
- 5:00is,
- 5:00what
- 5:01is
- 5:01the
- 5:01potential
- 5:02interruption
- 5:02to
- 5:02your
- 5:03business?
- 5:03And
- 5:03that's
- 5:03always
- 5:04top
- 5:04of
- 5:04mind.
- 5:05And
- 5:05number
- 5:05two
- 5:05is
- 5:06what
- 5:06is
- 5:06the
- 5:06relationship
- 5:07with
- 5:07your
- 5:07customer?
- 5:08Right.
- 5:08Because
- 5:08if
- 5:08we
- 5:09go
- 5:09back
- 5:09and
- 5:09think
- 5:09about,
- 5:10you
- 5:10know,
- 5:10the
- 5:11security
- 5:11breach
- 5:12for
- 5:12in
- 5:13with
- 5:13Target
- 5:13in
- 5:142013
- 5:14or
- 5:14DoorDash
- 5:15in
- 5:152019,
- 5:16or
- 5:16even
- 5:16the
- 5:16Vegas
- 5:17casinos,
- 5:17if
- 5:17you
- 5:18recall,
- 5:18a
- 5:18couple
- 5:18years
- 5:19back,
- 5:19you
- 5:20know,
- 5:20some
- 5:20of
- 5:20the
- 5:20Vegas
- 5:21casinos
- 5:21had
- 5:21to
- 5:21close
- 5:22down
- 5:22because
- 5:22of
- 5:22the
- 5:22security
- 5:23reach,
- 5:23that
- 5:24does
- 5:24have
- 5:24an
- 5:24impact
- 5:25on
- 5:25your
- 5:25relationship
- 5:25with
- 5:26your
- 5:26customer,
- 5:26and
- 5:26they
- 5:26go
- 5:26elsewhere.
- 5:27So
- 5:27I
- 5:27think.
- 5:27I
- 5:28think
- 5:28some
- 5:28of
- 5:28the
- 5:28macro
- 5:29themes,
- 5:29from
- 5:30what
- 5:30I'm
- 5:30hearing,
- 5:30are
- 5:30always
- 5:31top
- 5:31of
- 5:31mind.
- 5:32Yeah.
- 5:33And
- 5:33anything
- 5:33to
- 5:33add
- 5:34here?
- 5:34I
- 5:35think
- 5:35my
- 5:35My
- 5:36only
- 5:36point
- 5:36is
- 5:36just
- 5:37kind
- 5:37of
- 5:37reiterating
- 5:38what
- 5:38Chris
- 5:39just
- 5:39said.
- 5:39Like,
- 5:39I
- 5:40think
- 5:40that's
- 5:40the
- 5:40biggest
- 5:41challenge
- 5:41that
- 5:41we're
- 5:41seeing
- 5:42or
- 5:42we
- 5:42heard
- 5:43from
- 5:43the
- 5:43retailers
- 5:43in
- 5:44the
- 5:44UK
- 5:44who
- 5:44were
- 5:44impacted
- 5:45last
- 5:45week
- 5:45is,
- 5:45you
- 5:46know,
- 5:46when
- 5:46you
- 5:47are
- 5:47walking
- 5:47stores
- 5:48and
- 5:48the
- 5:48inventory
- 5:49is
- 5:49gone,
- 5:49they're
- 5:50going
- 5:50to
- 5:50start
- 5:50going
- 5:50somewhere
- 5:51else.
- 5:51And
- 5:51now
- 5:52when
- 5:52you
- 5:52look
- 5:52at
- 5:53how
- 5:53highly
- 5:53competitive
- 5:54that
- 5:54market
- 5:55is,
- 5:55especially
- 5:55in
- 5:56the
- 5:56grocery
- 5:56space,
- 5:56like
- 5:57they
- 5:57may
- 5:57never
- 5:57come
- 5:58back.
- 5:58And
- 5:58I
- 5:58think
- 5:59that's
- 5:59what
- 5:59the
- 5:59real
- 5:59concern
- 6:00is
- 6:00from
- 6:00the
- 6:01retailers
- 6:01that
- 6:01we
- 6:01talked
- 6:02to
- 6:02who
- 6:02were
- 6:02hit
- 6:02by
- 6:02this
- 6:03is
- 6:03like,
- 6:04you
- 6:04know,
- 6:04they're,
- 6:05they've
- 6:05already
- 6:05joined
- 6:06another
- 6:06loyalty
- 6:07program
- 6:07at
- 6:07this
- 6:07point
- 6:08in
- 6:08there
- 6:09there's
- 6:09shoppers
- 6:09that
- 6:10you're
- 6:10a
- 6:10competitor
- 6:10now
- 6:11and
- 6:11there's
- 6:11really
- 6:12not
- 6:12a
- 6:12way
- 6:12to.
- 6:13Like
- 6:13Michael
- 6:13said,
- 6:13it's
- 6:14a,
- 6:14it's
- 6:14an
- 6:14investment
- 6:15that
- 6:15you
- 6:15should
- 6:16make.
- 6:16That's
- 6:16a
- 6:16great
- 6:17investment
- 6:17because
- 6:18it
- 6:18protects
- 6:18you
- 6:18against
- 6:19things
- 6:19like
- 6:19that
- 6:20that
- 6:20really
- 6:20could
- 6:20damage
- 6:21your
- 6:21business
- 6:21long
- 6:21term.
- 6:22I
- 6:22think
- 6:22you're
- 6:23both
- 6:23making
- 6:23a
- 6:23really
- 6:24good
- 6:24point
- 6:24about
- 6:24the
- 6:24customer.
- 6:25At
- 6:26joann,
- 6:26we
- 6:27had
- 6:27an
- 6:27immaterial
- 6:28service
- 6:28provider.
- 6:29To
- 6:30us
- 6:30it
- 6:30was
- 6:30a
- 6:31very
- 6:31small
- 6:31service
- 6:32they
- 6:32provided
- 6:32us.
- 6:35They
- 6:35were
- 6:35hacked
- 6:36and
- 6:36originally
- 6:37they
- 6:38thought
- 6:38it
- 6:38would
- 6:38be
- 6:39days.
- 6:40It
- 6:40was
- 6:41multiple
- 6:42weeks
- 6:43that
- 6:43they
- 6:43were
- 6:43completely
- 6:44dark,
- 6:45completely
- 6:45dark.
- 6:46So
- 6:46if
- 6:46you
- 6:46go
- 6:47days,
- 6:49the
- 6:49demands
- 6:49of
- 6:49a
- 6:50customer
- 6:50today,
- 6:51it's
- 6:51going
- 6:51to
- 6:52shake
- 6:52your
- 6:53confidence
- 6:53as
- 6:53a
- 6:53customer
- 6:54in
- 6:54that
- 6:54company.
- 6:55If
- 6:55you
- 6:55go
- 6:56weeks,
- 6:56you're
- 6:57definitely
- 6:57going
- 6:57to
- 6:57lose
- 6:57that
- 6:58customer
- 6:58for
- 6:58the
- 6:58most
- 6:59part
- 6:59and
- 6:59you're
- 6:59going
- 6:59to
- 6:59have
- 6:59to
- 7:00bring
- 7:00them
- 7:00back.
- 7:00Maybe
- 7:00they'll
- 7:01come
- 7:01back,
- 7:01maybe
- 7:01she
- 7:01won't
- 7:02come
- 7:02back.
- 7:02But
- 7:03I
- 7:03think
- 7:03that's
- 7:03the
- 7:03other
- 7:04scary
- 7:04thing
- 7:04in
- 7:04today's
- 7:05cyber
- 7:05attacks.
- 7:06It's
- 7:06sort
- 7:06of
- 7:06not
- 7:06your
- 7:06parents
- 7:07cyber
- 7:07attack
- 7:08anymore.
- 7:09When
- 7:09you
- 7:09go
- 7:09down,
- 7:10you're
- 7:10going
- 7:11down
- 7:11and
- 7:12it
- 7:12is
- 7:12long
- 7:13term
- 7:13and
- 7:14it's
- 7:143,
- 7:154,
- 7:155x
- 7:16as
- 7:16expensive
- 7:16just
- 7:17to
- 7:17get
- 7:17back
- 7:17to
- 7:18baseline.
- 7:18And
- 7:19even
- 7:19getting
- 7:19to
- 7:20baseline
- 7:20is
- 7:21very,
- 7:21very
- 7:21challenging
- 7:22and
- 7:22comple
- 7:23So
- 7:23I
- 7:23think
- 7:23this
- 7:23is
- 7:24definitely
- 7:25one
- 7:25where
- 7:25you've
- 7:26got
- 7:26to
- 7:26be
- 7:26protected
- 7:27ahead
- 7:27of
- 7:27time.