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Keep a close watch on IT system access These days, most businesses are subject to data protection laws or regulations of one kind or another. Violations often come with pretty stiff penalties. To help demonstrate you are compliant with access control requirements, you should have clear policies and procedures about who gets access to what, what kind of passwords are required, and how often those passwords are updated. If you do not have a way of automatically tracking and logging password use, it is very hard to enforce those kinds of policies ― or to show you have followed the policies after an incident. A password management solution can help by giving you a full view of the passwords and

  When you took their keys back, did you cancel their passwords, too? The last time an employee left your business, did you revoke their access to your IT systems? Are you sure? Do you have a way to check? What kind of information could your former employees get if they still hold valid credentials? Depending on your business, the answer could include client data, proprietary research, or your financial information. A former employee could use un-revoked credentials to view or download information that might help their new employer lure clients away from you or steal your ideas, which could be very bad for your bottom line. An employee who left angrily (perhaps because they were fired) could be even