Dropbox dual Authentication Trust is the key to the development of cloud storage

To successfully use this feature, users will be asked to upgrade their applications to the latest beta version (1.5.12). In addition, users have to access the Dropbox Security page, and to open this function. After the smooth opening, users can add a white list to the inside of the device, authorize them to access the files on their account, and reduce the intruders ' access to important documents.

If you open the dual function verification on Google account, you will not be unfamiliar with this function of Dropbox. Once the setting is successful, the user will receive a unique random authentication code via SMS, or this can generate a random authentication code from a dedicated application (based on the TOTP protocol, what sounds like a QQ phone token?) ）。

Why did Dropbox decide to launch this feature at this time? Because in July, some of the user feedback only with the Dropbox account has a link to e-mail messages received spam. After a survey found that some of the company's account has been leaked by Third-party Web sites, and these accounts there is a Dropbox employees.

By using the employee's account number, the intruder gets a partial list of user information and starts sending them spam and unsolicited mail. Considering that some users will store an important file on the server (payment details, passwords and other sensitive information, etc.), the company quickly launches new security features, making it harder for intruders to log on to someone else's account.

Dropbox company says it will update applications in the near future so that all users can use this feature. If you want to use it for a while, download the beta version of the app first. In addition, Dropbox has previously promised to introduce users to automatically identify suspicious operations, provide account login information and special circumstances require users to change passwords and other functions, I believe that in the near future users will also be able to see the launch of these security features.

Summary: Cloud storage does make our lives a great convenience, but it is also a terrible threat. We can't have the information we store is absolutely safe, and the worry comes from hackers as well as from the companies that provide the services. Few companies can 100% guarantee their servers will never be hacked, and its third-party partners are at any time likely to leak the password of the account, and if the company recruit employees who are restless, then it is possible for them to resell the user account information.

I'm pretty defensive about cloud storage. At least with the bank account number, ID, and company-related information I will not choose cloud storage. U disk in this era although it has been listed as a "trouble" symbol, but not lost in the case, it is more reliable than the cloud storage. On the other hand, these nascent industries are pounding the traditional storage industry, and whether digital storage will eventually replace media storage is not a good conclusion, as Internet media and traditional media have argued for years without a result. It is certain, however, that cloud storage reduces the damage caused by file loss or accidental damage.

The last thing I want to say is that in the future, it is not technology but the user's trust that hinders the development of cloud storage. Trust affects the size of the industry, and for businesses, trust affects the number of users. Now this industry is in the initial stage, if the user account secret leakage problem, this gives users a very bad impact, too many times to fall into a trust crisis, I hope that many cloud storage service providers continue to strengthen their own security problems.

Via:thenextweb

(Responsible editor: Liu Fen)