Lockdown

Definitions

1. A state or action in which systems, accounts, or environments are tightly restricted to prevent further abuse, spread, or change. Lockdown can refer to emergency containment during incidents or to a heavily hardened operating mode in normal operations.

   In plain English: A tightly restricted state used to reduce risk or contain a problem.

   Example: "After the phishing wave, the identity team put the tenant into temporary lockdown and blocked new third-party app consents."

Related Terms

• Database Security
• Default Password
• Desktop Security
• Filesystem Security
• Harden
• Host Security
• Network Isolation
• Production Security
• Quarantine