Two security researchers blew by Dropbox's security features, gained access to private user files and published a paper that explained how they did it. Their goal was to get Dropbox to create an open ...

Dropbox has had its share of security woes over the years. While the cloud storage provider has done much to beef up its defenses, there’s still plenty you can do on your own to improve the safety of ...

Update at the foot of the article. If you, like me, have found the popular cloud-based file hosting platform Dropbox to be an absolute lifesaver, you might be a little surprised to learn that by ...

In a post on its blog, Dropbox has detailed a recent security breach that resulted in a ‘small number’ of accounts being logged into in an unauthorized manner. The breach was caused by passwords ...

There's a short, sharp word for people who solemnly promise to do one thing, repeatedly, but then end up doing precisely the opposite, repeatedly. Unfortunately I am not allowed to use that word here.

Dropbox now offers increased security for users that want to keep their files secure, Over the weekend Dropbox turned on two-factor authentication, a more secure way to log in to Dropbox. Two-factor ...

Dropbox today announced that it will now support security keys. Security keys are physical USB dongles from companies like YubiCo that allow you to bypass the traditional app- and text message-based ...

For four hours on Monday, cloud-based storage provider DropBox allowed anyone to log into any account with any password. Take a second to read that first sentence again. Scared? You should be. If ...

The cloud can be very useful, but we've been reminded lately that it may not be the most secure way to store data. Last month, cloud storage service Dropbox revealed that it had been hacked, and a ...

Hmmm... I've come to depend on Dropbox so much and use so many apps on my iOS devices that sync to it but now I'm weary of it. In the past month, there have been few ...

Cloud data storage and synchronization company Dropbox has been hit with a complaint to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission alleging that the company has deceived consumers about the level of encryption ...

Cloud services are the ballyhooed future of software, information storage, device management and whatever else you can think of that requires the use of a computer or device. Which is why Dropbox’s ...