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Boxcryptor Blog

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.

Boxcryptor as an Alternative to SafeGuard LAN Crypt from SOPHOS

Your Alternative to SOPHOS: Data Privacy and Encryption by Boxcryptor

SOPHOS discontinues its products – here is your alternative.

Enemy of the State - Film Analysis

Transparent Citizen: Fiction versus Reality (Part 3)

Not the person owning the most cameras is in charge anymore. The true power is with those, who are able to connect existing data and to draw meaningful conclusions out of it.

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.

iOS Files App and Boxcryptor

iOS Files App and Boxcryptor

The Files app for iOS and Boxcryptor were made for each other. We show you how you can securely encrypt your data on iOS devices—and what other tricks the Files app has up its sleeve.

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.

Transparent Citizen: Minority Report (Film Analysis)

Transparent Citizen: Fiction Versus Reality – Captain America and the Minority Report

Surveillance, espionage, data theft. What seemed fictional in many movies has finally become real. Boxcryptor investigates, where we already are "Transparent Citizens". (Part II)

Transparent Citizen: Fiction Versus Reality in Orwell's "1984"

Transparent Citizen: Fiction Versus Reality in Orwell's 1984

Surveillance, espionage, data theft. What seemed fictional in many movies has finally become real. Boxcryptor investigates, where we already are "Transparent Citizens".