I had an employee provide a resignation before I was on site. The employee then unplugged a desktop computer and left the premises with it. The computer contained pricing data, customer data, email communications, login credentials to several important websites, login info to vendor websites.
I filed a police report and the police were able to recover the computer, however the data on the machine was wiped or the drive was replaced.
What should I do?
What was the purported reason for their resignation?
Key employee. 21 years in role. No reason was given.
Either starting his own firm or covering up embezzlement. Might want to have someone go over your books.