By Hector Cisneros
Every year since
the invention of malware, cyber-attacks have escalated. This is especially true during the holiday season. Every October, the
U.S. government commemorates National Cyber Security
Awareness Month, guided by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and
the National Cyber Security Alliance. My question is why don’t they declare
the whole fourth quarter National Cyber Security Awareness Season instead. During
the holidays, cybercriminals are all too aware
of how people are distracted by their holiday plans. People become more careless
online, especially on social media and this allows
cybercriminals to take advantage of them. To make
things worse, it’s extremely easy for anyone to acquire hacking and ransomware
tools that are easy to deploy, without being a cybercriminal mastermind. In this
episode of Working the Web to Win, we will explore the latest cyber holiday threats
and provide our readers with tips, tools,
and resources to counter these holiday Cyber-Grinches.
So, put on your holiday cap to learn about what happens as the season of thieving
nears.
