Ajith Nair, Author at Ajith T Nair

Deciphering the DTEX–Ponemon 2026 Cost of Insider Risks Report

By Ajith Nair March 30, 2026UncategorizedNo Comments

Shadow AI, Rising Negligence, and the $19.5M Reality I recently read the 2026 Cost of Insider Risks Global Report from DTEX, which was independently conducted by the Ponemon Institute. The…

Why User Defined Permissions (UDP) for content and Encrypt-Only Email Behave Differently Part 1

By Ajith Nair February 14, 2026Blogs, Microsoft, Technology

This blog is about my understanding how Microsoft Purview sensitivity label User Defined Permissions (UDP) for documents, and Encrypt Only behave under the hood of Azure Rights Management Service (Azure…

Why User Defined Permissions (UDP) for content and Encrypt-Only Email Behave Differently Part 2

By Ajith Nair February 14, 2026Blogs, Microsoft, Technology

We discussed about Scenario 1 and Scenario 2 in part 1 of this blog. Here we are going to discuss on Scenario 3 where User A (Tenant A) applies a…

How to Build an Effective Insider Threat Program (Part 2)

By Ajith Nair February 9, 2026Blogs, Technology

In Part 1 of the blog, we explored the dynamics of insider threats and the importance of an Insider Threat Program (ITP). In Part 2, we'll delve into practical strategies…

How to Build an Effective Insider Threat Program (Part 1)

By Ajith Nair February 9, 2026Blogs, Technology

In 2022, I participated in an Insider Threat Audit Program for a prominent financial institution. The primary objective of this initiative was to assess the effectiveness of the Insider Threat…

Cybersecurity for SMEs: Where to Spend Your First Dollar

By Ajith Nair December 20, 2025Blogs, Technology

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are no longer considered “too small to target.” They are often easier marks: limited budgets, lean IT teams, and a strong reliance on cloud services…

Changing Microsoft Purview Information Protection (MPIP) Sensitivity labels in PDF (Windows)

By Ajith Nair April 15, 2025Blogs, Microsoft, Technology

There are several excellent documents about using sensitivity labels in PDF documents. However, when I tested this on Microsoft Windows machines, I encountered several undocumented stoppers, which made me write…

Enable sensitivity labels to protect content in Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 groups, and SharePoint sites (containers)

By Ajith Nair March 9, 2025Blogs, Microsoft, Technology

Sensitivity labels can also protect content in Microsoft Teams sites, Microsoft 365 groups, and SharePoint sites. The feature is not enabled for containers by default and must be activated using…

Microsoft Purview: Solution for Data Security, Governance and Compliance

By Ajith Nair March 6, 2025Blogs, Microsoft, Technology

Introduction Organizations generate and manage large volumes of data across various environments, including on-premises, cloud, and hybrid IT infrastructure designs. Ensuring proper data security, governance, and compliance while maximizing the…

Microsoft Distribution List Governance – Part 1

By Ajith Nair January 4, 2025Blogs, Microsoft, Technology

One of my recent discussions on governing distribution lists (DLs) revealed no clear guidelines for governing a distribution list. I may be wrong, but all the articles I read discuss…