Employee Benefit News December 31, 2024
New-year work deadlines and holiday vacations make December and January the peak season for cybersecurity breaches, computer security experts say.
The number of breaches spikes during this time of year simply because employees are more susceptible to the “malicious actors” who conduct cyberattacks, says Andriy Hural, managed detection and response director at UnderDefense, a Texas-based firm that helps companies mitigate and resolve cyberattacks.
Cyber-attackers “understand the psychology of us,” Hural says, and work deadlines play into that psychology. “They try to make sure that there is this sense of urgency and some importance.”
Also, taking time off makes employees susceptible, he says. “Once we go on vacation, we lower our shields a little. We are focused on something else...
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