Holiday cyber security often gets forgotten about among the rush of packing, planning, and travel excitement. Yet, it’s one of the most important, and at the same time the easiest to-do list entries to prepare for. Want to know how? We’ll give you top tips and tricks to protect your devices and data during your holiday to make sipping on a cocktail much sweeter.
We even threw in cyber security tips for the holiday season, particularly for safe gift shopping, to save you from scammers pushing under your Christmas tree.
Cyber Security As the #1 Thing on Your Holiday To-Do List
Eager to go on holiday, you’re less suspicious of possible vulnerabilities you’re exposed to. According to McAfee, 44.5% of holiday-goers use unsecured Wi-Fi networks. Yet, over half of survey respondents worry about identity theft! This could show people don’t know how to protect themselves on holiday.
Your smart home is exposed to cyberattacks while you’re away too. Which? recent research proved attackers perform over 12,000 IoT hacking attempts every week. Though most of them are unsuccessful, printers and security cameras tend to be the weakest link in your network. The culprit here is their default username and password.
If summer scams weren’t enough, you also need to watch over your shoulder during the holidays. Non-payment and non-delivery scams cost their victims over $265 million in 2020, IC3 reports. Credit card fraud lost…
