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Ex-employee: how do I quickly cut off all access?

On exit (especially abrupt) speed beats elegance. Lock first, tidy up later.

Try this first

  1. 1Microsoft 365 admin: user > Block sign-in AND Reset password. Just changing password keeps active sessions open.
  2. 2Force "Sign out all sessions" (Microsoft Entra > user > Authentication). Invalidates phone tokens and Outlook-app sessions too.
  3. 3Remove shared mailbox access and SharePoint permissions. Do not forget shared drive mappings.
  4. 4External services with SSO via M365 lock automatically; tools with their own logins (DocuSign, Trello, HubSpot) do not. Walk through those.
  5. 5Change passwords for shared accounts (guest Wi-Fi, the company LinkedIn, etc.).

When to bring us in

On a contentious exit, or when access to client data was critical, an audit helps: what did that person recently download? We run that in the M365 Audit Log for you.

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