Key takeaways
• The Plumb Club’s September podcast provides jewelry retailers with seven practical steps to protect against cybersecurity threats like phishing and ransomware.
• The episode features real-life retail incidents to offer actionable guidance aimed at protecting business data, cash flow, and reputation.
• Retailers can access new and archived monthly podcasts on The Plumb Club website to help strengthen various areas of their business.
(NEW YORK) – Today, jewelry retailers face increasingly complex security threats on a variety of new fronts. From phishing emails and payment fraud to ransomware and customer data breaches – all of which can sabotage and significantly damage a business. It’s important to know how to prevent this from happening, as well as what to do if it does happen to you.
Created specifically for jewelry retailers, The Plumb Club’s September podcast provides practical, easy-to-understand guidance on protecting businesses, employees, customers, and sensitive information. The current podcast is:
7 Cyber-Security Essentials For Jewelers: These days, not all your valuables are in your cases. Your business data is also valuable, making you a prime target for cybercriminals. In this episode, we walk through seven practical steps to strengthen your cybersecurity. We’ll look at real incidents from the jewelry and retail sectors, extract the core lessons, and show you exactly how to apply them to your business. Protecting your data means protecting your reputation, preserving your cash flow, and maintaining your ability to do business.
“Cybersecurity can seem overwhelming, particularly for smaller businesses,” said Lawrence Hess, executive director of The Plumb Club. “The goal of all of our podcasts is to provide understandable and actionable information to help retailers do better business, and, in this case, protect their assets.”
The Plumb Club podcasts, added monthly, provide strategies, knowledge, and immediately actionable steps from industry leaders to help retailers across a variety of business areas. The newest podcasts, as well as previous ones, are available on The Plumb Club website under “Resources”: https://plumbclub.com/resources/plumbclubpodcasts/
About The Plumb Club
The Plumb Club proudly celebrates over 40 years of educating and innovating within the jewelry category, and creating productive connections between jewelry retailers and our world-class manufacturing members. Founded in 1983 by a small group of distinguished manufacturers as a social club, The Plumb Club has evolved into one of the jewelry industry’s leading supplier organizations. Today, The Plumb Club is a unique coalition of leading, responsible and important suppliers spanning all facets of the jewelry, diamond and watch industries. The purpose of the organization is to connect its members and their customers and help shape the future of the jewelry industry. The Plumb Club’s membership accounts for a significant percentage of the domestic fine jewelry market.
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