A secure password contains randomized letters, numbers and characters with a minimum length of 8 characters. Memorizing strong passwords can be difficult which is why passwords are often reused. While reusing passwords makes it easier for you to remember, it also makes it easy for cybercriminals to gain access to your personal data. To prevent your data from falling into the wrong hands, it is important to learn the best practices that will ensure your passwords are secure.

Few Indian businesses are included in the ever-increasing list of major data breaches. But data suggests that this streak of luck could soon be reaching its end. Increasing third-party security risks and a deficiency of security controls addressing them create the perfect conditions for a large-scale global supply chain attack facilitated by breached Indian business.

Digital transformation has driven the rapid adoption of cloud-delivered services like SaaS/IaaS/PaaS in enterprises. This, in turn, has resulted in the migration of digital assets (aka data) from the confines of enterprise data centers to the cloud data centers that are not under the control of the enterprises. Additionally, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in remote work becoming the norm.

Microsoft continues to develop, update and improve features to monitor and prevent the execution of malicious code on the Windows opearting system. One of these features is AppLocker. This feature advances the functionality of software restriction policies and enables administrators to create rules to allow or deny applications from running based on their unique identities (e.g., files) and to specify which users or groups can run those applications.