Microsoft’s new Office 365 security tool spotlights rogue cloud apps
Microsoft is rolling out Advanced Security Management for companies on Office 365 using technology designed to tackle risks from rogue cloud apps at work.
Microsoft is rolling out Advanced Security Management for companies on Office 365 using technology designed to tackle risks from rogue cloud apps at work.
Microsoft toolset for monitoring corporate data in third-party cloud apps is now available for all customers.
One in ten files shared within cloud applications is exposing sensitive or regulated data to potential compromise, according to an analysis of cloud file-sharing that placed the average potential losses from unmanaged 'shadow IT' at some $1.9m per organisation.
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File synchronization services, used to accommodate roaming employees inside organizations, can also be a weak point that attackers could exploit to remain undetected inside compromised networks.
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Hoping to leapfrog what it sees as the last hurdle to enterprise cloud adoption, cloud storage company Box has announced Box Enterprise Key Management (EKM), which is designed to allow customers to keep control over their encryption keys (and thus, the data stored in the public cloud) without sacrificing easy user experience.
Matt Weinberger | 11 Feb | Read more
Online file storage and sharing service Box has patched the Mac version of its desktop app after a developer found it exposed potentially sensitive bits of data, including API keys, internal user IDs, URLs and passwords.
Jeremy Kirk | 09 Feb | Read more
Box shares start trading ... EU wants encryption keys ... Uber agrees to get a license ... and more
IDG News Service staff | 23 Jan | Read more
Organizations may tolerate, accept or embrace BYOD--letting employees use their own mobile devices for business purposes--but they all struggle with the blurred line of protecting company data without infringing on individual privacy. Box recently announced two initiatives--Box Trust, and Box for EMM--that promise to give Box's customers and their employees some peace of mind when using BYOD. Box currently serves more than 27 million users across 240,000 businesses--including 99 percent of the Fortune 500.
Tony Bradley | 19 Dec | Read more
Box and AT&T plan to lock down cloud file-sharing with a service that places enterprise content behind an AT&T VPN.
Stephen Lawson | 05 Sep | Read more