Keep your office Christmas party memorable for the right reasons
It’s time for your team to celebrate wins and let their hair down. Time for the office Christmas party!
We’ve all heard the stories of these sorts of things getting out of hand, and social media has only made things worse. Here are five things you or your staff could share about your office party that could be a threat to your business:
Photos of your office space - What could someone seeing these on your social media page learn that could damage your business later on?
That selfie your team member took with you just happened to have an open client document on the screen in the background. Oh, and your admin password is stored on the sticky note attached to the screen!
“3 PM today the office heads off to the pub. YAS!” - Sounds like the place will be empty, giving a cyber criminal the window they need to attack your systems.
“Just overheard someone at the office party complain about me to the boss. So upset.” - Spirits can run high at these events with things taken out of context. Shared in the heat of the moment, they could lead to problems back in the office.
"Ryan found two more 4 bottle packs of Dogfish Head's Midas Touch beer...when we drink we do it right #gettngslizzerd." This was mistakenly sent from the @RedCross Twitter account in 2011 by an employee that had it configured on their phone. Will your social media manager be at your office party?
If you’re having a Christmas party, it might be a good idea to remind your team about expected behaviours and any policies you have around online activities. It won’t stop every mistake, but might help everyone be that little bit mindful and help each other out.
Also, remind everyone to log out of their business accounts before they head to the party, unless you’re selling Dogfish beer :)