The holidays bring twinkling lights, family video calls, and… opportunistic scammers. One creepy tactic? Hijacking your webcam to watch, record, and extort (“sextortion”) victims. Paying a ransom only paints a bigger target on you—and attackers can still demand more later.
These days, work moves fast and the pressure to keep up can be intense. But staying productive doesn’t have to mean doing everything manually. With the right tech tools in place, you can manage your workload more efficiently, automate routine tasks, and keep your day from spiraling out of control.
’Tis the season for office clean-ups and year-end refreshes. As you deck the halls and unbox shiny new gear, don’t let old tech become the Grinch that steals your data. Retired computers, servers, printers, and phones can still hold a sleigh-full of confidential information—saved passwords, browser history, client files, even scanned documents—long after they’ve been powered down.
The holiday season brings a surge of shoppers and increased sales, making it one of the most lucrative times of the year for retailers. At the same time, this spike in activity also draws the attention of hackers looking to exploit busy stores and distracted staff.
The holidays are a time for family, gratitude, and celebration—but they’re also prime time for cybercriminals. Just as an uninvited guest might try to sneak into your Thanksgiving dinner, hackers use spoofed emails to disguise themselves as someone you know and trust.
When the Thanksgiving rush is on, the last thing you want is ransomware carving up your systems. If you’re hit, stay calm and work the plan—fast, clear steps can limit damage and speed recovery.
The First Hour (Containment)
Isolate immediately.
The holiday season is all about gathering, giving thanks, and sharing. But amid the flurry of Thanksgiving emails, sales promotions, and festive greetings, cybercriminals are also busy trying to serve up scams. One careless click on a suspicious link could open the door to hackers, malware, or phishing attacks.
As the Thanksgiving season rolls around, many of us are preparing to welcome family, friends, and even clients into our homes and offices. Along with turkey, pumpkin pie, and gratitude, one common request is, “What’s your Wi-Fi password?”
Sharing Wi-Fi may feel like a generous gesture (after all, Thanksgiving is all about sharing), but letting guests onto your main network is like leaving the front door wide open during dinner.
The cloud should be a secure place for business data, but cloud misconfigurations and lax security practices often leave the door wide open for cybercriminals. This article explores how to close those gaps.
Why cloud security continues to fail
A recent report by the cloud security firm Tenable highlights an alarming trend: 74% of companies surveyed had storage settings configured incorrectly.
As we head into Thanksgiving—menus planned, guests invited, travel set—one thing often missing from the checklist is a plan for when things go sideways online. A cyber incident response plan is the playbook your team follows after a breach, ransomware event, or other attack.