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How to Defend Against Digital Cyberthreats This Holiday Season

Reuben Koh is the Security Technology and Strategy Director of Asia-Pacific and Japan at Akamai Technologies.

The holiday season is a time of celebration and shopping, yet it's also a prime opportunity for cybercriminals to exploit vulnerabilities. As businesses host major sales and digital events, they see a dramatic spike in security threats. The largest volume of money changes hands during the end of the year — and threat actors around the world capitalize on this opportunity by launching cyberattacks.

\r\n According to Akamai’s State of the Internet (SOTI) report, Entering Through the Gift Shop: Attacks on Commerce , retail remains the most targeted subvertical within commerce, accounting for 62% of global attacks on the sector.…