Comments on: Cloud Security Risks: Malware On Your Favorite Cloud Services

By: Marrach

Marrach — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:23:51 +0000

You know it. And now that you told me, now I know that…except I never really needed to know about those controls because I always did things directly. I only uploaded something because I manually did it. If I didn’t upload it, that meant the info/File wasn’t important or necessary for whatever I was doing outside of my office or home.

But the rest of the Digital World just clicks [OKAY] and lets the software install and operate on DEFAULT options. And DEFAULT means: Your Front Door is Open and Unlocked. Users need to stop presuming that DEFAULT takes ‘Care of them’ and scrutinize their digital ‘conveniences’.

By: David Risley

David Risley — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 01:27:35 +0000

Actually, you can direct control it. You can specify exceptions, for example, if you don’t want things synched. Dropbox only sends up files that you allow it to.

By: Marrach

Marrach — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:15:53 +0000

I use Dropbox…but I never install the software. I only use it via the browser– the way the original DropBoks was set up.

People like and love convenience, like a cloud storage package that automatically synches and updates you files without you having to touch your various devices…just touch the device and your data is there, no matter where you originated it.

But for convenience, there’s a price. And when that Convenience requires software that communicates without your direct control, then you’re opening the door to the savvy hacker who’ll make use of that automated ‘File Doorman’ for his own purposes.