{"id":6004,"date":"2020-02-20T20:59:08","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T20:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.n-able.com\/?p=6004"},"modified":"2021-04-08T21:26:37","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T20:26:37","slug":"when-they-leave-offboarding-policies-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.n-able.com\/de\/blog\/when-they-leave-offboarding-policies-security","title":{"rendered":"When They Leave: Offboarding Policies for Security"},"content":{"rendered":"

It happens. One of your customers\u2019 employees moves on to a new gig. Whether it\u2019s for more pay, more responsibility, or just a change of pace, they\u2019re onto a new adventure.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, just because this employee left on good terms and seems a likely candidate for leaving a top-notch review on Glassdoor, you can\u2019t take your chances. When employees leave\u2014whether by choice or due to a firing or layoff\u2014they represent a risk. They can use their old access and knowledge to steal data or customers or to place malware that just generally causes havoc.<\/p>\n

As an MSP, you need to protect your customers from potentially malicious former employees. Today, I want to cover important offboarding policies to consider when employees leave.<\/p>\n

When They Leave<\/h3>\n

As mentioned earlier, any employee who leaves\u2014whether by choice or not\u2014represents a risk. They have insider knowledge of your company, operations, systems, and data. While a sysadmin could likely do more chaos than a graphic designer, nearly everyone who leaves introduces some level of risk. And don\u2019t forget\u2014the employee doesn\u2019t need to be malicious to potentially damage the company. A user might retain access on their phone to a single app they needed to use while working, have that account get compromised, then end up unwittingly causing a data breach.<\/p>\n

So here are a few tips to help you reduce your risk:<\/p>\n