United we stand, divided we fall… Tonight's one of those nights where I'm lighting the candle at both ends, but before I sign off and hit the hay, I've had the thought: "who will get breached tonight?" It's a question that says a lot about the state of cyber security risk mitigation right now, there's always somebody, and when it's a high-profile case, the jungle drums start beating. Platforms like LinkedIn are awash with sneers and jibes, and industry vendors start dreaming up rumours...

In our capacity as a PCI DSS QSA Company (QSAC), we work with a high number of UK retailers (in fact, if you walk down your local...