[Info-vax] Cloud Security - 68M accounts hacked on Dropbox

[Kerry Main]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kerry Main [mailto:kemain.nospam at gmail.com]
> Sent: 30-Aug-16 10:31 PM
> To: 'comp.os.vms to email gateway' <info-
> vax at rbnsn.com>
> Subject: RE: [Info-vax] Should VSI create a security bug
> bounty program for VMS ?
> 

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> 
> One only has to look at the recent US Elections hacking
> sagas to understand that the hacking world is rapidly
> getting out of control. News tonight was FBI is launching
> formal investigation into whether foreign govt's are trying
> to manipulate US election voting.
> 
> 

As a follow-on note to this - 68M account passwords hacked on Dropbox.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/aug/31/dropbox-hack-passwords-68m-data-breach
https://blogs.dropbox.com/dropbox/2016/08/resetting-passwords-to-keep-your-files-safe/ 

While security is always a concern, the big issue with public cloud offerings is loss of control over security policy.  Some companies even have a policy that states storing any company information on Dropbox or other similar Internet file sharing offerings is potentially a company termination offense.

Regards,

Kerry Main
Kerry dot main at starkgaming dot com