Cyber Threats are Accelerating as the Holidays Approach – Is Your Business Prepared?
Is Your Business Prepared?
The holidays are approaching – and while businesses are winding down and preparing to enjoy downtime with family and friends, cyber criminals are gearing up and preparing to wreak havoc. During this time of year, it is common for IT networks and systems to be managed by fewer people running at a lower capacity or in some cases unsupervised all together, increasing the opportunities for cyber criminals to strike. These bad actors take advantage of businesses being understaffed and use it as an opportunity to attack.
Every year companies in the supply chain & logistics, ecommerce, retail, restaurant, and travel industries prepare for seasonal increases in traffic to their businesses and online platforms. This year in particular, 86% of organizations are anticipating a moderate-to-substantial increase in demand. [Source]
Record-Breaking Traffic Expected
While these companies are preparing for record-breaking traffic to their businesses– they may be overlooking the immediate need to increase their cybersecurity measures to protect business, employee and customer data. In addition, over the past two years companies have had to rapidly adjust to the new unprecedented shifts in the digital corporate landscape due to the COVID-19 pandemic , and that has left many organizations more vulnerable than ever.
Continued Shortages Equal Extraordinary Challenges
With continued shortages in materials and the workforce due to COVID-19, businesses are facing extraordinary challenges this year to deploy adequate security measures.?