Sunday, December 1, 2019

Cyber security leaders prepare as criminals gear up for 'Cyber Monday'

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) -- The deals will be hot and consumers are looking to take advantage. But criminals are also hoping to cash in this Cyber Monday. The Department of Homeland Security is hoping to guide Americans to internet safety.

Keystrokes in place of shopping carts and long lines. No hand-to-hand combat with neighbors over the last tv in the store. But danger looms on the web...bad actors licking their chops ahead of Cyber Monday.

"Trying to find that person that (they) can trick into clicking on a link or downloading a malicious attachment," said Jeanette Manfra, Assistant Director for Cybersecurity for the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

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