When an employee quits or leaves a company, cleaning out their desk is not the only thing that should happen. A company should take preventative actions in order to secure the business and its data. We’ll take you through some of the steps to keep your business secure. 

What is Offboarding?

Offboarding is the process of recovering company-owned property such as computers, phones, ID, badges, security logins, and much more. 

Access To Applications

When it comes to the applications your company uses to get work done, any employee that exits, should have their access revoked. Whether an employee leaves on good or bad terms, leaving them with access to these can be risky. The best way to prevent any mishaps is to alert your IT team immediately to have them remove their account or at the least, change their password so they no longer can access information.

File Sharing and Emails

The offboarding process should start before an employee is actually gone from the company. The best measure is to have a plan in place to have everything removed from their possession. Business owners should be aware that employees can share files or save emails from the work accounts. When an employee moves on, email privileges and access should be removed. 

Backing Up

Having your data backed up and logged is an important step to take before and after offboarding. You want to have files backed up and audit logs, so if anything seems to go out of line, you have a history of data and what was accessed. 

Thinline Technologies team can provide 24/7 support for your business’s security needs. We have the ability to provide IT solutions to support any type of company you may be running. With our professional team, we make sure to deliver the most effective IT solutions for your business. Check out our website at thinlinetech.com to see all the IT services we provide.