Anthony M. Freed, Information-Security-Resources.com Managing Editor

As we all approach the inevitable chaos of the holidays with shopping, company parties, and client gift lists - all on top of Q4 and 2009 reports and wrap ups - please take care care to protect yourself and your family from possible tragedy due to simple oversight.

Be on guard for a spike in scams and phishing expeditions - if something sounds to good to be true…

Cyber crooks and scammers are growing increasingly sophisticated, and capitalize on the holiday madness and our inattention to details to make a score.

Take a minute to double check any transaction that requires any of your personal or financial information before you make that transaction.

And be sure to exercise care with your electronics during the busy season.

As you can see from the following I received by email, small devices can lead to potentially big disasters, and can be of great risk to both life and property.

Be safe, and enjoy the best the holidays have to offer.

Hi All,

As some of you may know, we had a pretty scary incident re