A data breach is an incident where information is stolen or taken from a system without the knowledge or authorization of the system’s owner. Stolen data may involve sensitive, proprietary, or confidential information such as credit card numbers, customer data, trade secrets, or matters of national security. To protect our data from hackers, we should make sure to keep our data secure.
GitHub:
- GitHub repositories should not have public access. Those should have only private access.
- The private repos also should not have credentials stored.
Google docs:
- Never ever share any credentials through Google docs/Sheets with anyone.
- Wherever the password is shared for some unavoidable reason, please change the password as early as possible.
Google Password Manager/Online Platforms:
- Never save any confidential information like credit card numbers, passwords, UAN details, etc in Google password manager or any other online platforms.
- Please make sure to change the required passwords at least once a month.
General Info:
- Please keep the Windows Firewall ON and system anti-virus applications up-to-date.
- Don't click on any unverified links which lead to multiple re-directions.
- Never download/install any application from an untrusted website/source.
- If you need any technical assistance, please contact IT Support immediately.