How To Reduce Risk This Holiday Season

The report warns that the holiday period increases opportunities for cybercriminals (holiday-themed phishing, fraudulent invoices, shipping/charity scams, and exploitation of remote/BYOD devices) and recommends preparations: strengthen authentication (MFA, password managers), apply timely patching and endpoint protections, run targeted user training and phishing simulations, harden third‑party/vendor access and segmentation, and ensure a tested incident response and reliable backups.