Holiday Season Security Starts With an Enterprise Password Manager
The holiday season brings growth, heavy workloads, and unfortunately, more cyberattacks. Every December, credential-based breaches spike because employees rush, multitask, and use more online services. Attackers know this. That is why your business needs an enterprise password manager (EPM) as the foundation of your security strategy. Our Enterprise Password Manager at SofTouch Systems (powered by 1Password technology, managed by STS) simplifies passwords, protects every login, and strengthens access control across your entire organization.
Even better, our EPM isn’t just software. It includes onboarding, training, policy enforcement, and ongoing monitoring, because a password manager is only as strong as the system behind it.
Why Password Problems Increase During the Holidays
December is the most chaotic time of the year for small businesses. Staff work remotely, teams rotate schedules, contractors get temporary access, and customer service accounts see more logins than usual. This creates the perfect storm:
- Employees reuse passwords under pressure
- Shared accounts become messy and untracked
- MFA codes get lost or bypassed
- New seasonal workers get access without proper controls
- Remote logins increase the chance of credential theft
Attackers exploit every one of these weaknesses. In fact, credential-based attacks remain the #1 way cybercriminals breach organizations.
An enterprise password manager eliminates these problems by making the secure thing the easy thing, and by giving STS the visibility to enforce strong password habits across your entire company.
How STS’s Enterprise Password Manager (EPM) Protects Client Data
Although the underlying technology is powered by 1Password, the solution you receive from STS is significantly more than a simple subscription. With our EPM, businesses gain:
- Centralized password management
- Role-based vaults and granular permissions
- MFA and passkey support
- Encrypted password sharing
- Watchtower alerts for weak or breached credentials
- Cross-platform apps for every device
- Zero-knowledge, dual-key encryption (industry-leading security)
- STS-led training, policies, onboarding, and enforcement
Our value is simple: We manage the tools, the workflow, and the people, so you don’t have to.
Top Use Cases for Enterprise Password Manager (EPM) Before the Holidays
1. Secure Access for Staff Coverage and Rotating Schedules
During December, employees take more time off. Without an EPM:
- Teams share logins through email or text
- Passwords get lost or overwritten
- Temporary access becomes permanent access
EPM solves that by assigning role-based vaults, ensuring the right people have the right login access for only as long as they need it. Managers can grant and revoke access instantly, with full audit visibility.
How STS strengthens this:
- We configure vault permissions
- We manage temporary access
- We revoke credentials after the holiday season automatically
2. Protecting Remote Holiday Logins
Holiday travel and remote work increase device risks. Employees log in from:
- Hotels
- Family homes
- Airports
- Personal devices
EPM ensures strong, unique passwords and uses Secure Remote Password (SRP) to authenticate without sending credentials across the network.
How STS helps:
- We enroll every device
- We enforce MFA rules
- We ensure all logins follow compliance requirements
3. Eliminating Password Reuse
When workloads spike, staff often reuse personal passwords for business accounts. This is one of the leading causes of breaches.
With EPM, password reuse becomes impossible because strong passwords auto-generate and autofill across all devices, reducing human error and closing major security gaps.
How STS strengthens this:
- We run password audits
- We send weekly credential risk reports
- We enforce password policies and vault structure
4. Secure Sharing With Seasonal Employees or Contractors
If you bring in temps or contractors during the holidays, they often need limited access to systems.
EPM provides:
- Temporary sharing
- Time-limited links
- Guest vaults with restricted permissions (up to 20 allowed)
STS ensures:
- Guest access is configured correctly
- Nothing is shared through email or text
- Access revokes the moment a contract ends
5. Preventing Holiday Phishing and Social Engineering
Hackers send convincing holiday phishing emails:
- Fake shipping notices
- Year-end billing changes
- Charity donation requests
- Gift card scams
EPM protects your team because:
- URLs inside the vault are encrypted (prevents targeted phishing)
- Autofill only works on legitimate websites
- Weak/compromised passwords trigger alerts
STS adds:
- Staff training
- Credential audits
- Monthly security reminders
- Phishing simulations
Your employees stay safer because they understand the risks and have the right tools.
6. Streamlined Onboarding and Offboarding
Holiday turnover is high. Without an EPM, credentials linger long after employees leave.
STS solves this with:
- Automated provisioning
- Automated offboarding
- Password transfer procedure
- Emergency account recovery
- Audit logs for compliance (HIPAA, SOC2, NIST)
This keeps client data safe and fully controlled.
Secure Client Data Before the Holidays With EPM
Holiday threats grow every year. Client data becomes more vulnerable as employees log in from everywhere, share credentials, rush through tasks, and struggle to keep passwords organized.
An enterprise password manager solves these issues, but only when managed correctly.
SofTouch Systems configures, deploys, enforces, and maintains the entire password ecosystem. This gives your business:
- Simpler workflows
- Stronger security
- Faster onboarding
- Better compliance
- Safer holidays
If your business wants predictable, No-Surprise IT, STS can help you secure every login before the holiday rush begins.
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