--- title: "The Holidays are Coming Which Means Holiday Phishing Emails are Coming too | Phish Protection" description: "The Holidays are Coming Which Means Holiday Phishing Emails are Coming too: It" image: "https://phishprotection.com/og/blog/the-holidays-are-coming-which-means-holiday-phishing-emails-are-coming-too.png" canonical: "https://phishprotection.com/blog/the-holidays-are-coming-which-means-holiday-phishing-emails-are-coming-too/" --- Quick Answer It's that time of the year. Time for a special brand of phishing emails: holiday-themed emails. Who doesn't like receiving a discount code from their favourite retailer in an email promotion around the holidays? Or, a holiday e-card from a co-worker? Or, a shipping notification from UPS saying that a package is on the way? Everyone loves getting these types. 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Time for a special brand of phishing emails: holiday-themed emails. Who doesn’t like receiving a discount code from their favourite retailer in an email promotion around the holidays? Or, a holiday e-card from a co-worker? Or, a shipping notification from UPS saying that a package is on the way? _Everyone loves getting these types of emails around the holidays and hackers know it_. Which is why they use these types of emails to phish you. And by all accounts, they’re planning on doing it even more this holiday season. So, you better be ready. According to[ Dark Reading](https://www.darkreading.com/operations/microsoft-office-bug-remains-top-malware-delivery-vector/d/d-id/1336182?%5Fmc=NL%5FDR%5FEDT%5FDR%5Fweekly%5F20191031&cid=NL%5FDR%5FEDT%5FDR%5Fweekly%5F20191031&elq%5Fmid=93845&elq%5Fcid=28171904), “Around the holidays, **phishing emails** with malware often demonstrate a change in trend, opting for holiday greeting cards and graphics or sound with underlying nefarious code.” _It’s not just consumers at risk for these holiday threats. Small and mid-size businesses are very much in the crosshairs of cyber criminals_. According to[ Hook Security](https://hooksecurity.co/blog/avoid-these-holiday-phishing-scams/), “Compared to bigger companies, SMBs are especially at risk because only 32% of them organize training sessions and simulations to teach their staff how to recognize and avoid **phishing scams**. Moreover, less than 30% of small firms employ an IT security specialist who can help keep the company safe.” Did you hear those small companies? You’re going to be receiving these phishing emails, and in general, you’re not prepared. What are you going to do? Unfortunately, what you’re most likely to do is nothing. What you should do is protect your company and your employees with a technology-based solution that doesn’t fall for phishing emails. _The solutions should be inexpensive, fast to set up and so easy, so you can do it without an IT staff at all_. If only such a solution existed. So What Should Individuals & Organizations Watch Out For To Safeguard Their Information Assets. ![Phishing attack prevention](https://media.mailhop.org/phishprotection/images/2020/11/phishing-attack-prevention-9475.jpg) Simulation-based [phishing protection training](/products/phishing-awareness-training/) for educating your employees, customers, and clients. Training that has the following features: - Simulated email attacks and training - Training on the identification of a phishing email - Educating on **not clicking on malicious links** or attachments Having an automated solution in place that protects you against the following: - Email spoofing - Domain name spoofing - Malicious URLs and attachments It’s your lucky day, because such a solution does exist. It’s called[ Phish Protection](/) and _it has everything a small business needs to stay safe from **phishing attacks** this holiday season_. First, Phish Protection is **cloud-based**, which means there is no hardware, software or maintenance required which is perfect for small businesses. Second, it takes on average, 10 minutes to set up for the entire company. And with Phish Protections’ 24/7 live technical support, you won’t even need an IT staff member to do it. ![Phishing email prevention](https://media.mailhop.org/phishprotection/images/2020/11/phishing-email-prevention-8145.jpg) Third, it provides all of the essential for [protection from phishing](/) to keep you safe. These include - Smart Quarantine - Real-time link click protection - Display name spoofing protections - Domain name spoofing protection and - Malicious attachment blocking. Finally, and perhaps most important to small businesses, Phish Protection is super affordable. How affordable? _How about pennies per employee per month_. _The holiday phishing emails are coming. You’ve been warning_. And with **Phish Protection**, you no longer have any excuses. Try it **free for 30 days**. You’ll see. ## Topics [ Phishing Awareness ](/tags/phishing-awareness/) ![Brad Slavin](https://media.mailhop.org/phishprotection/images/authors/brad-slavin.jpg) [ Brad Slavin ](/authors/brad-slavin/) General Manager Founder and General Manager of DuoCircle. Product strategy and commercial lead across DuoCircle's 2,000+ customer base. [LinkedIn Profile →](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradslavin) ## Protect your inbox from phishing attacks Real-time email security with 60-day free trial. No credit card required. 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