"We wanted to let our developers know about an upcoming change to the Public folder for all user accounts. The folders were also used by various apps leveraging the Dropbox API, but now that the feature is being retired, developers are urged to modify their app to take advantage of the new sharing features. Public Folders are just what they sound like, a folder on Dropbox where you can drop files that are visible to anyone with the link. Now, as the next step, it's retiring Public Folders, which have been the only way of sharing something on Dropbox with the world up until very recently. It recently started enabling users to share any file they want with anyone on the web (with some limitations). It's also critical to change passwords periodically in case a situation similar to the 2012 Dropbox hack happens again, for example.Dropbox is continuing to change how it deals with public files. Important: Make sure your passwords are complex and difficult to uncode, and create different passwords for different services to prevent a large security breach from happening. This eliminates the risk of Dropbox itself accessing your files with the company's own encryption key or handing your information to government authorities. You can encrypt and password-protect documents created in Microsoft Office, for example, or with a third-party app.
Simple human error is also a risk - Dropbox allows users to store files in easily exposed public folders, for example, so it's important to be careful about where files are placed.Īnd for the ultimate in security, both from accidental public folder disclosures as well as hacks, security experts like 's Chief Editor Gabe Turner suggest using file-level encryption on important files stored on Dropbox.
Two-factor authentication is an easy step you can take to ensure Dropbox remains secure.
0 kommentar(er)
