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by Rebecca Prince

Christmas is about 16 days away! And if you’re a procrastinator like me, you’ve probably shifted into serious Christmas shopping mode.

Have you ever seen those car commercials at Christmas time?  You know the ones… where the lucky teen (or adult) wakes up Christmas morning to find a new car parked in the driveway with a giant red bow on top. 

The holidays are supposed to be a time of joy and celebration. But, too many of us find them to be a time of great financial stress too. How can you give gifts to so many loved ones while balancing the need to spend but not put yourself into a financial bind?

Have you ever wondered what is the difference between phishing and spear phishing? Well, you may be surprised to find out that you don’t use a spear in spear-phishing. Ok, you probably weren’t wondering that, but there is indeed a distinction between the two.

Does anyone else find it really ironic that Thanksgiving (the holiday that’s all about being grateful) is followed by two of the biggest and craziest shopping days of the year? Ok, maybe it’s just me.