Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting online retailers. Here’s how to protect yourself

Trustwave employees Stephen Andekian (cq) (left) and Sergio Albarran (cq) talk in a shared space at their downtown Chicago office on Thursday, April 5, 2018. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

Cybersecurity can be a cat-and-mouse game. Fix one weakness, and the criminals find another target. 

It's a lesson industries from retail to restaurants to airlines are learning as consumers' data increasingly draws the attention of online thieves. Just last week, Sears and Kmart, Panera Bread and Delta Air Lines notified customers that their payment information and other personal data may have been compromised in security breaches.