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Info-Tech: Fragmented Ownership Undermines Retail Cyber Defenses

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Info-Tech: Fragmented Ownership Undermines Retail Cyber Defenses

Arlington, Va. – September 08, 2026 -- Retail organizations are struggling to defend increasingly connected store systems because no single team holds end-to-end authority over cyber risk, according to a new blueprint from Info-Tech Research Group. The firm's Build Cyber Resilience in Connected Retail report identifies fragmented ownership across legacy point-of-sale systems, IoT devices, cloud platforms, e-commerce applications, and third-party vendors as the core barrier to consistent security decision-making.