“While it can sound daunting to implement multiple layers of security, organizations like managed security service providers can provide many of these services and the expertise to get your security posture ready for the busy holiday season.”

Mike Tippets, VP, corporate marketing, PR and communication at Hughes Network Systems, from his blog entry, “Prepare Your Technology Now for a Successful Holiday Season.” He added, “A network intrusion or ransomware attack during the holidays could take stores offline when you can least afford an outage.”