‘Phish for the Future’ spearphishing campaign set digital civil liberty activists in its sights

One attack masqueraded as a YouTube comment to a legitimate video uploaded by the targe. Another posed as the target’s husband under the pretense of sharing family photos.
David Bisson reports.
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Why Dropbox decided to drop AWS and build its own infrastructure and network

 There is always a tension inside companies about whether to build or to buy, whatever the need. A few years ago Dropbox decided it was going to move the majority of its infrastructure requirements from AWS into its own data centers. As you can im… Continue reading Why Dropbox decided to drop AWS and build its own infrastructure and network

Fake Dropbox Please verify your email address delivers Locky ransomware

We are seeing a run of a very different Locky delivery email tonight. This only seems to work properly in Google Chrome, Firefox gives a simple download file box and  Internet Explorer gives error messages on clicking the  “click here” link. This means that Internet Explorer users will be safe Continue reading → Continue reading Fake Dropbox Please verify your email address delivers Locky ransomware

Dropbox Paper gets document previews and some other small updates

 Dropbox continues to tune its products as it tries to tap a bigger audience within larger companies with some updates today to its collaboration tool Paper, including the ability to preview documents before loading them. As a blank slate, Paper i… Continue reading Dropbox Paper gets document previews and some other small updates

Dropbox Paper gets document previews and some other small updates

 Dropbox continues to tune its products as it tries to tap a bigger audience within larger companies with some updates today to its collaboration tool Paper, including the ability to preview documents before loading them. As a blank slate, Paper i… Continue reading Dropbox Paper gets document previews and some other small updates

Salesforce, Dropbox, BeyondTrust, Pentesting, and Defcon – Paul’s Security Weekly #525

Mystery bug bounties, Marcus Hutchins pleads not guilty, a password guru regrets past advice, Dropbox and offline two-factor authentication, and more security news! Paul’s Stories Mystery Company Offers $250,000 Bounty for VM Escape Vulnerabilities Hacker Marcus Hutchins To Plead Not Guilty To Malware Development Password Guru Regrets Past Advice Salesforce Sacks Security Engineers For Their […]

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What is an effect strategy to deal with Dropbox files being overwritten by infected files?

My backup process consists of backup to onsite NAS and backup to Dropbox (so that I have an offsite backup).

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Telecoms don’t protect users from government overreach

The data stored on our mobile phones, laptops, and especially our online services can, when aggregated, paint a detailed picture of our lives—where we go, who we see, what we say, our political affiliations, our religion, and more. “This information is a magnet for governments seeking to surveil citizens, journalists, and activists. When governments do so, they need to follow the law, and users are increasingly demanding that companies holding their data enact the toughest … More Continue reading Telecoms don’t protect users from government overreach

Box looks to woo Wall Street with its positive cash flow story

 Like Box’s last quarterly check-in, the company once again touted that it had free cash flow in the first quarter this year as part of its Q1 earnings report today — a signal that Wall Street may be looking for as a barometer of its future health as a company. Box in the last quarter said it would likely lose between 14 cents and 15 cents per share, though it looks like it came… Read More Continue reading Box looks to woo Wall Street with its positive cash flow story