With Black Friday and Cyber Monday just around the corner, we wanted to give you a few tips on how to keep yourself safe in this holiday season.

According to the Carbon Black Threat Analysis Unit (TAU), organizations saw a +20.5% increase in attempted cyberattacks between November and December of 2016. If this trend continues in 2017, organizations should be extra vigilant as these attacks often begin around the Thanksgiving holiday.

What does insecure mean? Insecure means that your network and the data contained on it can be easily accessed without your knowledge by unauthorized people.

What’s your liability? If you’re a business, at a minimum, you have your employee social security numbers on file probably in QuickBooks or some other accounting application. You may also have trade secrets, plans, or account information. This is what the hackers want.

What should I do? There are a few things you can do to make yourself more secure. These things are not complex but they will require some time from you or a member of your staff.

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