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It is a time when many are thinking of their families and loved ones, time off work, and gift-giving – the holidays. However, while many have their minds outside the realm of work during the holiday season, often, this is when attackers plan their most sinister attacks. So how can you take precautions to protect your organization during these times?

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Why Holidays Put Your Company at Risk of Cyber Attack (And How to Take Precautions) There are five ways your business could be at risk of cyber attack during the holiday season - and how to take precautions to protect yourself.

HP security experts and advisors have been reflecting on what the year ahead has in store. Here, Continuity Central presents insights from a range of HP security experts, highlighting four key emerging trends. The experts include: Michael Heywood, Supply Chain Security Lead; Joanna Burkey, CISO; Dr. Ian Pratt, Global Head of Security for Personal Systems; Patrick Schläpfer, Malware Analyst; Alex Holland, Senior Malware Analyst; Julia Voo, Global Lead Cybersecurity and Tech Policy; and Michael Howard, Head of Security and Analytics Practice; alongside HP Security Advisory Board member and Partner at Deloitte, Robert Masse.

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A malicious actor’s motive may go beyond simply accessing the organization’s system or enter the organization’s user system. What is of importance to consider is whether the privilege escalation that took place used a platform that can ultimately weaken an organization’s defences by, for example, running malicious codes in the organization’s system.

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To ensure that your cyber incident response plan is functioning optimally, the incident response process must be regularly tested quarterly. Testing can be carried out with mock incident training and exercises using realistic scenarios to provide a high-level outline and systematic walkthrough of the incident response process.

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