“Premier partner”įounded in 2011, Boxcryptor protects companies’ data across numerous cloud services, including OneDrive, SharePoint, Google Drive and Dropbox. Moving forward, Dropbox said that it plans to bake Boxcryptor’s features natively into Dropbox for business users. But for SMEs and enterprises, end-to-end encryption is a big deal as it ensures that no intermediary can access their confidential documents stored in the cloud - it’s encrypted before it even arrives. What Boxcryptor brings to the table is an extra layer of security via so-called “zero knowledge” encryption on the client side, giving the user full control over who is allowed to decrypt their data.įor many people, such as consumers storing family photos or music files, this level of privacy might not be a major priority. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.ĭropbox is well-known for its cloud-based file back-up and sharing services, and while it does offer encryption for files moving between its servers and the destination, Dropbox itself has access to the keys and can technically view any content passing through.
Dropbox has announced plans to bring end-to-end encryption to its business users, and it’s doing so through acquiring “key assets” from Germany-based cloud security company Boxcryptor.
0 kommentar(er)
