Threats to the e-commerce industry have increased in the last year as multiple threat actors have complicated their attacking tactics, tools and procedures in order to gain higher efficiency and quick profit. The following report will cover the major threats in the upcoming holiday season and provide critical information and mitigation steps. Over the course of time, a trend that started in the United States has been adopted across the globe.It is the Friday after Thanksgiving, called Black Friday.

Over the past weeks, Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter has drawn the attention of people worldwide, even those who are not using the platform. One of many ideas Musk had while purchasing Twitter was to allow users to pay $8 per month and receive the blue check mark. Until this decision, only verified celebrities, companies, and journalists by Twitter, received the mark and it helped fight against fraud and identity theft incidents.

We’ve all heard of the “dark web,” but many of us have no idea what it is and even less of how to access it. The Dark Web, a global challenge to law enforcement, is a region of the World Wide Web accessible only through special software permitting anonymity. Your search engine cannot index the Dark Web’s pages. They are not viewable on your standard web browser, requiring special software or configuration for access.