As we approach the end of the year, businesses are bustling with holiday preparations, end-of-year financial reporting, and strategic planning for the year ahead. But while employees may be wrapping up projects and looking forward to some well-deserved time off, cybercriminals are gearing up for a different kind of end-of-year activity: a surge in social engineering attacks. Unfortunately, December is a prime time for cybercriminals to exploit the distractions and chaos that come with the season. The FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have already started warning organizations of the increased risk in an effort to put extra attention on cybersecurity during the holidays.

Why December Is Prime Time for Social Engineering Attacks


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