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

Tips for More Online Security

Is your password secure? Should you tape over your laptop camera? Can you protect yourself against ransomware? Do you really need an anti virus program? Find out all you need to know to stay safe online.

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A letter from our Founders: We’re joining Dropbox!

Almost 12 years ago, we set out to make complex security solutions easy to use. Now we are excited to share that we are set to begin a new chapter with Dropbox, Inc.

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Storing Personal Data in the Cloud – Encryption as a Solution

Is encrypted data still personal data and therefore needs special protection in the cloud? In this article we want to discuss this topic, with the focus on German privacy law and regulations.

How to share with Whisply Windows

Boxcryptor and Whisply – Guide for Windows

This guide shows you how to get started with our Whisply integration in Boxcryptor. Here you can learn how to share files with non-Boxcryptor-users right from your Boxcryptor drive.

Boxcryptor and Whisply – Guide for Mac

Boxcryptor and Whisply – Guide for macOS

This guide shows you how to get started with our new Whisply integration in Boxcryptor. From now on you can share files with non-Boxcryptor-users right from your Boxcryptor drive.

Boxcryptor Filename Encryption Open Source

Our encoding for encrypted filenames is now open source

Have you ever wondered why encrypted filenames consist of Asian characters? When we were working on the next evolution of our filename encryption for Boxcryptor, we had to solve a problem nobody would expect to exist today.

The worst Passwords

123456 – The Worst Passwords and How to Simply Pick Secure Ones

The LinkedIn hack has confirmed once again: people are very uncreative when it comes to passwords. And Mark Zuckerberg is no exception. Here are categories of the worst passwords ever, and some tips on how to easily manage secure passwords.

Zero Knowledge Encryption

Zero Knowledge Cloud: How to Keep Your Data Safe and Private

There have been many incidents in the past that show how important cloud security is. We explain what zero knowledge actually means and why you should rely on this encryption standard when using cloud storage.

Boxcryptor IT Security Blog

Time to drop TrueCrypt

The internet community is alarmed. The website of the popular encryption software TrueCrypt was replaced by a vague and mysterious announcement stating that TrueCrypt "is not secure as it may contain unfixed security issues".

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Snowden and Assange in Berlin – for Investigative Journalism and against Surveillance

This weekend, the Logan CIJ (Center of investigative Journalism) Symposium took place in Berlin, and attracted many high profile whistleblowers, journalists and hacktivists. They discussed topics like democracy, investigative journalism and freedom.