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Holiday Security Guide17 November 2016

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From Black Friday through the end of December, stores generate 50-100% more income than the other days of the year comparatively. According to Adobe, online shoppers will spend an estimated $3B on Cyber Monday alone, and $83B between the holidays. These popular shopping days are ideal for hackers because larger quantities of valuable information are at stake due to high sales volumes and website traffic.

 

With an increasing reliance on technology, cyber security issues grow simultaneously. Threats include malvertising, phishing emails, fake applications, and identity/credit card theft, among other things.

 

Retail breaches can impact virtually anyone. It has become increasingly popular for hackers to target small to mid-sized companies because their security defenses are usually not as strong as larger corporations.

 

Whether you are traveling, using your mobile device, or shopping in-store, COMPASS Cyber Security recommends that you take the following precautions outlined in our downloadable Holiday Security Guide to protect your personal data.

 

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