Security & DevSecOps Practical By Samson Tanimawo, PhD Published Nov 4, 2025 4 min read

Employee Offboarding Security Checklist

Departing employees: comprehensive offboarding.

Immediate

Disable accounts. Revoke MFA tokens. Remove from groups.

Day-of.

Week 1

Audit recent access. Revoke any persistent tokens.

Catch missed.

Ongoing

Annual review of departed users; ensure no residual access.

Drift catches.