We are excited to share that we are set to begin a new chapter with Dropbox, Inc. Dropbox is acquiring our IP technology to embed natively into the Dropbox product, bringing end-to-end, zero-knowledge encryption to millions of business customers around the world. Check out our blog to find out more!

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Security – Cloud – Updates

All About Privacy and Data Protection

To protect data is our main concern and the mission of our company. Here, we want to share updates and our knowledge about that topic as well as tips and information about the new GDPR.

Dummies Book Cover and Back

CLOSED We Celebrate Our Book Release: Your Chance to Win

We have published our first book to get even more people excited about the cloud and data security. Celebrating the official launch, you can win printes copies and Boxcryptor licenses in our raffle. Read about the details in our blog post.

Business Continuity by Data Recovery

Business Continuity by Data Recovery – How the Cloud Helps Securing your Business Data

Business continuity (bcm) and disaster recovery have always been crucial management disciplines. With the increase in importance of data for conducting business, data recovery became a crucial aspect of bcm. We scrutinize security aspects of cloud backups.

GDPR Compliance is Not Enough - Our Cloud Security Comparison

GDPR Compliant is Not Enough – Privacy and Data Security at the 3 Biggest Cloud Providers

We compared the security setup and privacy of the three biggest business cloud storages OneDrive for Business, Google Drive and Dropbox Business, especially their server security, encryption, and possible security issues.

Cyber Security Expert and Penetration Tester Lisa Forte

Interview with Red Goat Cyber Security Founder Lisa Forte

Boxcryptor interviewed Lisa Forte, founder of Red Goat Cyber Security and winner of the Top 100 Women In Tech Award, on the issues of pen testing, war gaming, social engineering and diversity in the tech industry.

OneDrive and SharePoint Tips

How to Make the Best Out of Microsoft OneDrive - Top 5 Use Cases for Business and Private Users

Microsoft is offering 5GB of free OneDrive storage for every Microsoft account. But OneDrive is much more than your ordinary cloud storage. We explain in our top 5 use cases how OneDrive can be used to share and synchronize files.

Boxcryptor: 2-Factor Authentication with Security Keys

Boxcryptor now supports WebAuthn and security keys for 2FA. This article describes how to use a YubiKey or other security keys to secure your Boxcryptor account with 2-factor authentication.

The special electronic lawyer mailbox (beA)

The special electronic lawyer mailbox (beA)

The special electronic lawyer mailbox (short beA for "besonderes elektronisches Anwaltspostfach") is a software, required by German law to be used by lawyers for communication. This mandatory piece of software, however, has some major security flaws.

CLOUD Act

The American CLOUD Act

With the introduction of the CLOUD Act, the U.S. government is declaring war on European data protection regulations by strongly contradicting the GDPR - encryption protects data from unauthorized access.

How Data Gets Lost

Top 5 Causes of Data Loss and How to Protect Yourself

These are the biggest risks for data loss and the strategies to eliminate these risks (with infographic).