Kevin has had the great pleasure of being a member of Norton's Research Lab since 2012, focusing on research in computer security, privacy, and identity protection. In collaboration with exceptional colleagues and academic collaborators, he has deployed many threat detection techniques that protect hundreds of millions of customers.
/PRNewswire/ -- Norton, a consumer Cyber Safety brand of Gen™ (NASDAQ: GEN), today released its top cyber trends to watch in 2023, emphasizing that the economy...
We anticipate scammers will continue to prey on the vulnerability of people as economic pressures rise in 2023. Cybercriminals love to exploit seasonal opportunities, and consumers are facing a perfect storm of rising prices in the middle of the busiest shopping season of the year when scammers are particularly active. Scams are always harder to detect during the holiday season because consumers expect deep discounts and may believe prices that would normally seem too good to be true. This year, inflation and other unfavorable macroeconomic factors are likely to make people particularly eager to find good deals and they may therefore be at greater risk than in previous years. Taking a few proactive steps today could help you to be safer all year long.