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Common Holiday Scams and How to Avoid Them

Identity IQ

Phishing emails and links: Phishing emails and links are designed to trick you into revealing personal information or clicking on malicious links that can install malware on your device. Many retailers offer secure delivery options, such as in-store pickup or lockers, which help reduce the risk of porch piracy.

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It’s a Holiday Security Breach Blowout

SiteLock

A malware scanner and, given a sensitive enough target, a source code analysis tool are also recommended to find malware on your site and review your site code for possible vulnerabilities. For end users and consumers, protection against data breaches is difficult as we all now trust others to be good stewards of our personal details.