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Offboarding: het belangrijkste security-proces waar niemand over praat

Alles over een medewerker zorgvuldig uit je systemen laten glijden — checklist, termijnen, juridisch kader, device retrieval, en de klant-overdracht.

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Personnel file retention periods: what to keep, and for how long?

Pay slips 7 years, performance reviews 2 years, rejection letters 4 weeks. Here's a clear overview of Dutch retention periods — no unnecessary legal jargon.

2 min · 01 Feb 2026
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Tracking down orphaned accounts: how do you tackle 3 years of sloppy offboarding?

Getting better at offboarding from today onwards does nothing about the 23 active accounts belonging to ex-employees that are already there. Here's how to clean up that backlog without weeks of effort.

2 min · 24 Jan 2026
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Vault handover: stop credentials from walking out the door with a departing employee

Shared logins only one person knew, API keys stored in their personal vault, 2FA tokens tied to their private phone. Here's how to prevent those "oh no" moments.

2 min · 17 Jan 2026
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Onboarding–offboarding parity: the best test for your IAM

If onboarding does something, offboarding should undo it. When that parity breaks down, orphaned accounts pile up — often going unnoticed for years.

2 min · 09 Jan 2026
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Offboarding checklist as a process in your tool — not as a Word document

A Word checklist survives about 2 offboardings before the version still in use is stranded on someone's laptop. Build it as a process inside your tool so it can never escape again.

2 min · 01 Jan 2026
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Handing over clients when someone leaves: don't do it by email

A team member who manages clients is leaving. That client has grown alongside this one person for five years. How do you make sure the relationship doesn't walk out the door with them?

2 min · 25 Dec 2025
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Offboarding: the legal framework in the Netherlands

Which laws govern data access, reading emails, device retrieval, and retention periods during offboarding? Not legal advice — but a clear, practical overview.

2 min · 18 Dec 2025
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Laptop retrieval: logistics and technology

Remote-only staff, hot-desking, international hires — laptop retrieval is more complex than it used to be. Here are the patterns that work without €2,000 worth of hardware going missing.

2 min · 10 Dec 2025
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Email forwarding after an employee leaves: what are the rules?

Forwarding a company mailbox to a manager sounds straightforward. But there are pitfalls: GDPR, old contacts, and confused clients. Here's the recipe.

2 min · 02 Dec 2025
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Why You Wait 30 Days Before Deleting an Account

Disabling is immediate. Deletion only happens after 30 days. That's not an arbitrary deadline — here's the reasoning, the risks, and what needs to happen during those 30 days.

2 min · 25 Nov 2025
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The last-day script: minute by minute

The final working day is where many offboardings go off the rails. Here's an exact timeline: 09:00 exit interview, 10:00 vault handover, 12:00 access blocked, 17:00 farewell drinks.

2 min · 18 Nov 2025