How To Avoid Data Loss For Box
Box has quickly became one of the most popular cloud storage services around. Offering large amounts of cloud storage for cheap (and even free), the cloud company has attracted millions of customers. But as data loss issues have hit other cloud services, many users are concerned about storing their data in the cloud. But the truth is, data stored in the cloud is more secure than data stored on your office PC.
Cloud storage is more secure than on-premise storage solutions
If you think that data stored on your office computer is secure, you may be surprised. Hopefully you have a solid backup system, because electrical surges and lightning strikes can wipe out data in a flash. Even if you have a surge protector, you can't protect your data from fire, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes or other natural disasters. But if your data is stored in a Box account, it will remain untouched by any natural disasters that happen.
Box has extra security steps that can be enabled in order to better protect your data. All files are encrypted during transfer and during storage. Box also has implemented two-factor authentication. This means that even if a hacker gains access to your password, he must also have access to your mobile phone to gain access to your account.
Box has extra security steps that can be enabled in order to better protect your data. All files are encrypted during transfer and during storage. Box also has implemented two-factor authentication. This means that even if a hacker gains access to your password, he must also have access to your mobile phone to gain access to your account.
Data loss can occur in any cloud storage service
Even though cloud security has grown by leaps and bounds in the last few years, there are still occasional mishaps that happen. There have been several major security breaches involving Amazon, Evernote, Dropbox and other major cloud services. If you have confidential client info, sensitive company data or important documents stored in the cloud, you can't afford to experience data loss. And while data loss is a rare occurrence, when it happens, it can be astronomically devastating.
Even if you have an on-premise backup system, a natural disaster will wipe that out too. What you think is safe, is not actually safe at all. It's one electrical surge, one lightning strike, one fire, one flood away from being obliterated and dissipated.
Google has experienced issues with data loss. Some users have reported their entire account data being wiped out and unrecoverable. Others have had their accounts locked out because of alleged ToS violations, even though no such violations occurred. Even when these users were able to get access to their accounts back, some of the data was unrecoverable. Dropbox has experienced some of the same issues. This can happen in any cloud service.
Cloud services use an automated system to ban users suspected of ToS violations. This means that every time the system makes a mistake, an innocent user's data, whether it's an individual or large company, is put at risk.
And what about hackers or accidental deletions? If you don't activate all the additional security methods such as two-factor authentication, you are putting your data at risk. Hackers can gain access to your account in a variety of ways, including social engineering (SE), network sniffing, brute forcing and many more.
Sometimes you may have to give access to your Box account to legal aides, secretaries, clients, other lawyers or other people you are working with. This creates a situation in which files and documents could potentially get accidentally deleted, especially for users unfamiliar with the cloud service. Even you could accidentally delete files, or delete files you thought you would no longer need, only to find yourself in need of them again. Many cloud services do offer restore services, but they are usually limited. Both Dropbox and Box, for instance, offer 30 day restoration. After that period, all deleted files are purged. So if a file or document is accidentally deleted, or if a hacker gains access to your account, deletes files, and you don't notice that files have been deleted, this could cause some serious problems.
Even if you have an on-premise backup system, a natural disaster will wipe that out too. What you think is safe, is not actually safe at all. It's one electrical surge, one lightning strike, one fire, one flood away from being obliterated and dissipated.
Google has experienced issues with data loss. Some users have reported their entire account data being wiped out and unrecoverable. Others have had their accounts locked out because of alleged ToS violations, even though no such violations occurred. Even when these users were able to get access to their accounts back, some of the data was unrecoverable. Dropbox has experienced some of the same issues. This can happen in any cloud service.
Cloud services use an automated system to ban users suspected of ToS violations. This means that every time the system makes a mistake, an innocent user's data, whether it's an individual or large company, is put at risk.
And what about hackers or accidental deletions? If you don't activate all the additional security methods such as two-factor authentication, you are putting your data at risk. Hackers can gain access to your account in a variety of ways, including social engineering (SE), network sniffing, brute forcing and many more.
Sometimes you may have to give access to your Box account to legal aides, secretaries, clients, other lawyers or other people you are working with. This creates a situation in which files and documents could potentially get accidentally deleted, especially for users unfamiliar with the cloud service. Even you could accidentally delete files, or delete files you thought you would no longer need, only to find yourself in need of them again. Many cloud services do offer restore services, but they are usually limited. Both Dropbox and Box, for instance, offer 30 day restoration. After that period, all deleted files are purged. So if a file or document is accidentally deleted, or if a hacker gains access to your account, deletes files, and you don't notice that files have been deleted, this could cause some serious problems.
Safe, secure backup in the cloud
The best data loss prevention is a cloud backup service like cloudHQ. If you use Box, cloudHQ enables you to back up all of your data from Box to another cloud service such as Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft SkyDrive and more. No matter what data loss issues befall your Box account, cloudHQ has you covered with a 100% replication of your account to your backup service. The backup account is created with completely separate authentication measures than your primary account so if a hacker gains access and deletes data, he is unable to gain access to the backup account. If a file is accidentally deleted, it can be recovered at any time.
CloudHQ runs in the background, all replication is automatic and continuous, so there is no manual backups, no daily or weekly backups, the replication is performed as it happens. Protect your data now with cloudHQ.
CloudHQ runs in the background, all replication is automatic and continuous, so there is no manual backups, no daily or weekly backups, the replication is performed as it happens. Protect your data now with cloudHQ.
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