The Holiday Security Checklist: SMB Edition

The Small Business Cybersecurity Checklist for the Holidays

The holiday season brings higher volumes, tighter deadlines and more last-minute requests, and cybercriminals know how to use that to their advantage. For small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), human resources (HR) and payroll teams sit at the center of it all, with access to sensitive data, banking information and the operating systems that move money every pay period.

A strong cybersecurity plan starts with knowing where the gaps are. This small business cybersecurity checklist breaks holiday security, from network security to access controls, into clear phases so SMB HR and payroll teams can stay organized when the pace picks up, from the weeks leading into the rush through the days that follow.

What's inside:

• A phase-by-phase timeline for what to tackle before, during and after the holiday rush, including key security controls to review

• Why HR and payroll are such attractive targets for phishing, ransomware attacks and data breaches when Q4 volume peaks

• The everyday processes where vulnerabilities tend to appear when the workload surges, from endpoint protection gaps to lapses in employee training

• Added considerations for retail and ecommerce employers bringing on seasonal workers, including access management and data protection practices

• A simple way to wrap up the season, assess your security posture and carry lessons into a stronger cybersecurity program in the new year

Download the small business cybersecurity checklist to see where payroll and HR processes are most exposed this holiday season and learn how isolved helps protect workforce data and sensitive data before peak season.