Christian Beckner
christianbeckner.bsky.social
Christian Beckner
@christianbeckner.bsky.social
VP at NRF for cybersecurity, AI and other tech issues. Adjunct senior fellow at CNAS, former Senate HSGAC staffer.
Quoted in this @kevincollier.bsky.social piece on #cyber threats to US retailers, which highlights the reporting yesterday from @hultquist.bsky.social and the Google threat intel team on the UK attackers potentially shifting their focus across the pond: www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit...
Cybercrime spree that hobbled British retailers now aimed at U.S., Google says
At least three top British retailers have experienced cyberattacks in recent weeks.
www.nbcnews.com
May 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This week the NRF Center for Digital Risk & Innovation released v1.0 of the NRF Retail Fraud Taxonomy, developed in coordination with Target, the RH-ISAC and The Chertoff Group: nrf.com/research/ret... #retailfraud
Retail Fraud Taxonomy
The NRF Retail Fraud Taxonomy is a knowledge base of retail fraud and abuse techniques from real-world observations.
nrf.com
December 3, 2024 at 5:13 PM
Reposted by Christian Beckner
Sen. Warner, chair of the intelligence committee + a former telecom VC, says the Salt Typhoon intrusions are "the “worst telecom hack in our nation’s history — by far."

Adds that it's possible millions of people's data could've been caught up in the breaches
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Top senator calls Salt Typhoon ‘worst telecom hack in our nation’s history’
The severity of the Chinese breach highlights the need for more telecommunications regulation, lawmakers say.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2024 at 4:17 PM
New #retail #cybersecurity report released by NRF in partnership with The Chertoff Group: "A Guide to Developing a Retail Supply Chain Cybersecurity Risk Management Plan" - nrf.com/research/gui...
A Guide to Developing a Retail Supply Chain Cybersecurity Risk Management Plan
This guide identifies supply chain-related cybersecurity risks and offers best practices for retailers.
nrf.com
November 22, 2024 at 4:51 PM
Still occasionally checking things at the other site as @cjbeckner (mainly for sports updates) but will be posting more frequently here.
November 22, 2024 at 4:48 PM