Risk: Informational
During the festive period, companies who choose to operate with a skeleton staff may need to be extra vigilant about security.
Although many businesses take their security seriously, especially in the build up to Christmas, everyone begins to relax during the final days of the Christmas count down and there may often be a corresponding relaxation in security.
Although the use of a skeleton staff in some offices over Christams is essential, they can often be unsupervised or temporary members of staff. This is an ideal opportunity for an attacker to enter the premises and gain access into a network.