White House cyber leaders to business: Act now to defend against holiday rush of cyber threats

Deputy National Security Advisor Anne Neuberger and National Cyber Director Chris Inglis are urging business leaders to act now to protect against opportunistic cyber criminals who often plan attacks around the holiday season, as well as to bolster defenses against “the ever-present threat” to digital infrastructure.

“In many cases criminals plan and actually begin an intrusion before the holiday itself -- they infiltrate a network and lie in wait for the optimal time to launch an attack. It is therefore...