24 July 2025 | Article | The HBP Group

How to Remove Stored Business Passwords from Personal Devices (And Why You Need To)

Your business passwords should not be stored in personal browsers or mobile devices. While convenient, tools like Chrome’s password manager, Safari’s iCloud Keychain, and Android’s autofill system were built for personal use, not for protecting business-critical logins.

Yet in many SMEs, staff (including senior leaders) unknowingly save corporate credentials into these tools every day, syncing them across unsecured devices outside IT’s control.

This creates a serious security risk. If even one device is compromised, attackers can extract stored passwords and gain access to your systems, often without triggering 2FA.

The first step to fixing this? Manually remove all stored business passwords from personal browsers and mobile devices. This guide will walk you through how to do it clearly, quickly and with links to deeper resources if you need them.

For the bigger picture on why this matters, check out our article:
Is Chrome Safe to Use as a Password Manager for Your Business?

Otherwise, let's look at how to remove stored passwords from personal browsers and mobile devices.

Why You Need to Do This Sooner Rather Than Later

Every time a staff member clicks "Save Password" in Chrome or Safari, those credentials may be stored on:

A personal device outside of IT’s control
A browser profile synced across multiple devices
An account with weak or no multi-factor authentication

Once compromised, those passwords could give attackers access to your email, cloud accounts, supplier portals, accounting tools, or worse.

Before you can roll out a secure corporate password manager, the first critical step is this:

Remove all stored business credentials from personal browsers and mobile devices.

Here’s how:

Step 1: Remove Business Passwords from Google Chrome

Google Chrome's built-in password manager saves passwords across all devices where sync is enabled. That means business logins could be accessible from personal laptops, tablets, or even phones.

How to remove saved passwords in Chrome (Windows/macOS):

Open Chrome.
In your browser click on the three dots in the top right corner, then "Passwords and autofill > Google Password Manager"
In the search bar, search your company name to find any business-related logins (e.g. we would search "HBP" to " to find potential corporate logins).
Select the relevant login, copy the details to your preferred Password Manager (BitWarden/KeePass/Halo/Hudu/Microsoft Edge) if needed, and then "Delete".

Tip: If your team uses multiple Chrome profiles, they’ll need to check each one individually.

Step 2: Remove Business Passwords from iPhones (Safari/iCloud Keychain)

Apple devices use iCloud Keychain to store passwords for Safari and apps. If staff are accessing business tools on their iPhone or iPad, those credentials may be saved in their personal iCloud account.

How to remove passwords on iOS:

Open Settings on the iPhone or iPad.
Type "Passwords" in the top search bar in Settings.
Click on Passwords app.
Scroll to the bottom and tap "Open Passwords" (you will need to authenticate with Face ID, Touch ID or passcode).
Use the search bar to look up your business name or platforms you want to remove associated passwords from, like Office 365, Sage, HubSpot, HR platforms, etc.
Select the app that you want to delete the login details for.
Once you are in relevant app, select "EDIT" in the top right.
Tap "Delete" at the bottom of the page.

Note: This must be repeated on each personal device that’s used for business access.

Step 3: Remove Business Passwords from Android Devices

On Android, passwords can be saved via Chrome or Google’s Autofill system, depending on the version and device settings.

How to remove passwords on Android:

Go to Settings.
Tap "Passwords, passkeys and accounts".
Tap "Open" under Google Password Manager.
Select your Google Password Manager to access your stored passwords.
Search for and tap the credential you want to remove.
Tap the "Delete" option & confirm deletion.

Tip: Some Android users are logged into multiple Google accounts. Make sure they check each one for stored passwords.

How Do You Know Which Passwords to Remove?

Look for any login related to:

Company email systems (e.g., Outlook, Microsoft 365)
Accounting software (e.g., Sage)
CRMs and sales tools (e.g., HubSpot, Salesforce)
Supplier portals or banking platforms
Shared logins used by marketing or finance teams

If it’s related to your work, it should not be stored in a personal browser or mobile password tool.

What’s Next?

This clean-up is crucial, but it is only Step 1.

By removing stored business credentials from personal devices and browsers, you’ve taken the first step toward stronger, more consistent security across your organisation. But the real impact comes when you follow up with a properly deployed password management solution that is secure, centralised and supported.

That’s where tools like Bitwarden and KeePass come in. They give you complete control over how credentials are stored, shared and accessed without relying on individual staff members to follow best practices on their own.

But we know that setting up and managing a secure password system can feel like a big task, especially if you don’t have dedicated internal resources to manage it.

That’s exactly why we created our Corporate Password Security & Management Pack.

This fully managed rollout includes: