As every day passes, we hear about another breach within the retail industry. It’s not surprising, as retail is the industry most affected by data security incidents, and it’s not just big brands that are in the news. Small to mid-size merchants are hit at an even higher rate than large organizations with big security budgets.

Small to mid-size merchants hold the key to a significant amount of financial information and often don’t have the resources or know-how to comply with PCI DSS. Other merchants know that complying with PCI DSS isn’t enough to eliminate security incidents.

Retail merchants know that protecting point-of-sale software and systems and e-commerce sites are critical activities. However, networking and other endpoint systems are often overlooked.