Imagine this: you’re in your house, and you notice some water coming through the ceiling. One of your pipes is leaking. To fix it, you call your plumber to change the pipe, a handyman to patch up the ceiling, and a painter to cover the spackle. Once they’re done with their work and you walk them out of your house, you need to ensure they no longer have access to your property. A similar premise applies to business resources. When employees—internal and external—depart a company, they must immediately lose access to all systems, files, and folders. Otherwise, companies can experience security vulnerabilities ranging from an employee stealing confidential files to a large-scale data breach with lasting repercussions. Keep the doors locked The impact of not properly managing employees’ user privileges can be catastrophic, especially if a resulting breach targets personally identifiable information. In 2018, 14.9 billion raw identity records were.