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Holiday Cybersecurity Checklist: Keep Your Business Safe While You Take a Break in 2025

December 8, 2025
Holiday Cybersecurity Checklist for Australian Businesses

AUCyber’s Cybersecurity Checklist for the holidays

With the holiday season upon us, you can quickly ensure your systems stay protected with our carefully curated  checklist, while your team takes their well-earned break.

People 

  • Enable out-of-office alerts without exposing personal details.

  • Remind staff not to click on unexpected holiday-themed emails or attachments.

  • Confirm key contacts for incident response during the break.

  • Limit access for temporary or departing staff before holidays.

Devices

  • Ensure all laptops and endpoints have the latest security patches installed.

  • Enable full-disk encryption for portable devices.

  • Verify endpoint protection is active and updated (EDR/AV).

  • Require multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all remote logins.

Data

  • Confirm backups have completed successfully and are stored securely offsite.

  • Test a data restore from backups before the break.

  • Encrypt sensitive files shared externally.

  • Restrict file-sharing permissions for non-essential users.

Access

  • Review and disable unused admin accounts.

  • Rotate privileged account passwords before the holidays.

  • Check multi-factor authentication (MFA) enforcement across all critical systems.

  • Ensure monitoring and alerting remain active 24×7.

Why do you need a Holiday Cybersecurity Checklist?

Because cybercriminals don’t take holidays but your business should be able to. Download your free checklist and start 2026 stress-free!

Think you need a second set of eyes before you switch off?

AUCyber got you covered for all your cybersecurity needs.

Speak with our team today!
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