What does the Dropbox hack mean for my business?

In 2012 Dropbox was the victim of a significant breach that resulted in the email addresses and passwords of some users being compromised. Initially it was believed that a small number of user's details had been caught out in this incident however in August 2016 it was confirmed that over 60 millions accounts were compromised.

As a service focused towards businesses it is not uncommon for work emails to be used on with Dropbox. If you or any of your employees created an account with their work email address and reused a password they use elsewhere (e.g. for their work email or online service access) your business could become a target for cyber criminals.

Business ThreatsAdam Selwood31 August 2016Breaches, Dropbox, Passwords

What does the LinkedIn hack mean for my Business?

If you were a member of LinkedIn in 2012 there is a good chance that your email address and password at the time were compromised. LinkedIn has now taken steps to reset the passwords of all impacted account, however if you simply reused the same password, or you used the email address and password on other sites, you could be at risk of having your accounts compromised.

Business ThreatsAdam Selwood8 August 2016Breaches, Social Networking, Passwords, LinkedIn