The Target breach highlights several problems that organizations face during particularly busy seasons and holidays. Employees are more likely to circumvent security controls when they are extremely busy and feeling rushed. A similar issue arises from not having enough eyes watching the logs because of holiday breaks. It’s critical that management and security teams know when these busy times are going to occur and plan accordingly with both technological and staff capacity, says Dark Reading’s John Defterios. As such, plan for a Merry Christmas and have a plan accordingly.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/tech-insight-tis-the-season-to-be-hacked