Cloud Computing: Dropbox Adds USB Keys To Boost Security

Grazed from TopTechNews. Author: Jef Cozza.

As headlines about corporate hacks and data leaks have continued to dominate technology news sites, companies have moved to offer more security features to worried users and enterprise clients. Today, Dropbox announced that it is introducing support for open standard FIDO Universal Second Factor verification (U2F) to provide better account security to its users.

The cloud storage service has already been offering two-step verification for years, requiring users to provide both their usual usernames and passwords, plus additional security codes sent to their phones. The use of a second factor helps protect users from a variety of methods hackers can use to access passwords…

Safer than SMS

But relying on security codes sent via SMS is not foolproof, either. Dead batteries or lost phones can prevent users from accessing their accounts. The six-digit security code can also be vulnerable to phishing attacks, although it remains a much safer method than single-factor verification alone…

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