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Retain Vault!
There are so many reasons to continue Vault but a key one is that the Dropbox folder on a PC (and a Mac?) is not protected by Windows or iOs in any normal way. Vault made protection possible for key ...
Hey guys!
Thanks for showing your interest in Dropbox Vault.
To concentrate our efforts on further improving our existing security features and building new capabilities around advanced data protection, weâve made the decision to discontinue Dropbox Vault.
From March 4th Dropbox Vault will no longer be available. If youâre currently using your Vault, that folder will automatically turn into a standard Dropbox folder, that doesnât require a PIN to access. The files in your folder will remain the same.
However, Dropbox is steadfast in its commitment to safeguarding your data.
Our applications and infrastructure are regularly tested for security vulnerabilities, and hardened to enhance security and protect against attacks.
There are also steps that you can take to enhance the security of your account.
These steps include:
- Setting up 2-step authentication
- Creating a strong password
- Conducting a security checkup
- Protecting shared files and folders with passwords
I hope this clarifies!
Whatever you choose, if you decide to go elsewhere, not only read the full privacy policy and your rights, but also get the names of the third parties and find and read their privacy policies. After doing this, search those parties for any data breaches. Cybersecurity News is a great source as well as many others.
I am not sure yet, but I am thinking a secure external drive(s) seems a viable alternative with password protection, and also a backup copy drive. It maybe more costly at the beginning, but all these storage drive subscriptions add up to hundreds more, and thereâs no guarantee they wonât get breached or change their rules like Dropbox just did.
