Dropbox Isn't Secure Enough for Business- 6reasons-dropbox-isnt-secure-enough-business-0795298%23gOatGCUyLHvOtgsz%252E99&urlhash=jefM

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Dropbox Isn't Secure Enough for Business Manager's Choice

Professor Lili Saghafi Computer Scientist / Higher Education / Dean /
Director / SAP Consultant Top Contributor

1. IT has no control or visibility.
With Dropbox, IT administrators can't control which users are syncing
files. Nor can they control who has access to shared files. Dropbox
does not allow companies to view an audit log, so if sensitive data is
leaked, admins have no way of knowing who may have accessed it. What's
more, Dropbox doesn't provide remote wipe--so if an employee's laptop
is stolen, IT can't remotely remove Dropbox data like they can remove
Exchange data.
2. Users can't set granular permissions.
Business users collaborate on files differently than individuals.
Business collaboration requires granular control over permissions to
ensure appropriate access levels for dozens of collaborators and
stakeholders. This protects against accidental overwrites or
deletions, but it also preserves security and secrecy. In this regard,
Dropbox falls short: it doesn't let you customize read and write
privileges for individual users.
3. Data encryption is limited.
If you're storing financial reports, strategy documents or competitive
analyses, you want them protected. But Dropbox has limited encryption
and security features that can leave customers' data exposed. Your
data is sitting on the same public cloud next to content from millions
of other users, without adequate isolation.
4. You can't set different sharing permissions for sub-folders.
Sometimes a subfolder will contain data that shouldn't be shared with
everyone who can access the enclosing folder. But Dropbox doesn't let
you specify permissions for sub-folders. To protect your data, you're
forced to redo your entire folder structure. A business tool should
adapt to your business processes, not force you to change them.
5. You can't share password-protected web links.
Dropbox is great for sharing photos and videos between friends, but
what if you want to share files over the web with a secure password?
Or what if you want to add a password to a file you've already shared?
When you send a business file with Dropbox, you lose control over who
can access the file.
6. You can't lock files for collaborative editing.
There's nothing worse than losing productivity while you try to sort
out version conflicts. If you're working on a file that's shared with
multiple people, you want to be able to lock it so nobody else can
overwrite it. Dropbox doesn't support locking files for editing--and
this lack of protection risks the resiliency of your data.
Employees love Dropbox so much because it's so simple to use. Which
means an out-and-out ban on Dropbox probably won't be effective in
your organization. In fact, IT is often unaware when employees start
using Dropbox, so a ban may just drive users underground and increase
the risks that much more.

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