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A step-by-step framework for IT, HR, and security teams to protect sensitive data before, during, and after an employee leaves. Includes a ready-to-use checklist for your next departure.
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What’s inside the guide
Five stages that follow an employee from their first day to the weeks after they leave.
- Part 1
How data leaves with departing employees
Seven common exit routes, from USB drives to lingering credentials, and why each is hard to spot.
- Part 2
Build a secure foundation
Data classification, access inventory, least privilege, device and web controls, and HR–IT alignment.
- Part 3
When notice is given
Score departure risk, review the last 30 to 90 days of activity, and reduce access as handover progresses.
- Part 4
The last day
Disable accounts, rotate shared credentials, recover devices, and run a security-focused exit interview.
- Part 5
After departure
A 30-day access audit, activity log review, retained data decisions, and process improvements.
Need the checklist for a departure this week?
Page 11 has the full offboarding data security checklist. Print it, add it to your ticketing system, or adapt it to your own workflow.
- Before any departure
- When notice is given
- On the last day
- After departure
Enforce the checklist with CurrentWare
Each stage of the guide maps to a CurrentWare module, managed from one console and deployable on-premises or in the cloud.
| Offboarding challenge | Module | How it helps |
|---|---|---|
| Data copied to USB drives | AccessPatrol | Block unauthorized USB and peripheral devices, set read-only access, and log file transfers to approved storage devices. |
| Uploads to personal cloud storage and file sharing sites | BrowseControl | Block websites by category, including cloud storage and file sharing, and restrict unapproved applications. |
| Spotting warning signs during the notice period | BrowseReporter | Track web and application usage, compare activity against normal patterns, and review what employees did in their final weeks. |
| Proving what happened | CurrentWare Suite | Detailed reports and real-time alerts create an audit trail to support investigations and compliance. |
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