Retailers hold payment data, customer records, and loyalty programme information at scale — and face a growing volume of targeted attacks. Fortify gives you a free resilience assessment, structured compliance tools, and the evidence trail that insurers and regulators expect.
The security landscape for retail
Payment card data is the primary target
Retailers process card data at scale. A breach of payment systems triggers PCI DSS liability, card scheme fines, and customer remediation costs — on top of reputational damage that drives customers to competitors.
E-commerce attack surface is growing
Online stores face credential stuffing, bot attacks on checkout flows, skimming scripts, and phishing campaigns targeting customers in your name. The attack surface grows with every integration and third-party plugin.
Large customer datasets and GDPR obligations
Loyalty programmes, email lists, purchase histories, and delivery data represent significant GDPR exposure. An ICO enforcement action or data breach notification is a customer trust event — not just a compliance event.
Covers network security, access control, business continuity, and data protection — the controls that matter most for retail and e-commerce security. Scored results in 10 minutes.
Start the assessment →Maps your customer data processing against GDPR requirements. Covers consent, retention, third-party sharing, and individual rights — with a prioritised action plan and risk register.
Check GDPR readiness →Everything retail security requires — CE+ readiness, GDPR compliance, incident management, and staff training — in one place, with evidence for insurers and regulators.
Cyber Essentials+ Readiness
Demonstrate baseline security controls — firewalls, patching, access control, MFA — that PCI DSS and cyber insurers both look for. Track readiness live with evidence attached.
GDPR Data Register
Document customer data processing activities, retention schedules, and third-party sharing. Track subject access requests and consent records — and maintain an auditable register for ICO purposes.
Incident Management
Log and manage data breaches, security incidents, and customer impacting events. Generate ICO-ready breach notifications and track resolution actions — all in one place.
Staff Awareness Training
Security microlessons and phishing awareness for retail staff — including seasonal and part-time workers. Track completions and maintain a training register for cyber insurance and audits.
Practical security compliance tools for businesses that trade on customer trust.
PCI DSS SAQ requirements map closely to Cyber Essentials. Fortify's Digital Resilience assessment and CE+ audit cover the controls that both frameworks expect — giving you a head start on both.
Loyalty programmes, purchase histories, and delivery data all create GDPR obligations. Fortify's GDPR assessment and data register module help you document and demonstrate compliant processing.
Insurers ask about MFA, patch management, backup testing, and incident response. Fortify tracks your controls and the evidence behind them — so renewal conversations are based on facts, not memory.
Posture trends, open findings, and compliance progress — in a format the board can read. Security becomes a standing agenda item, not a once-a-year conversation after something goes wrong.
Free Digital Resilience and GDPR assessments — 10 minutes each, no technical knowledge required. Get your score and a prioritised action plan.