Generally when a service like Dropbox application to millions of users to change their password is that it has been hacked and wants to protect its customers. Today, it's not really the case, but rather prevention.
Precautionary principle, digital health, new security measure, the expressions are many in the press yesterday, regarding the decision to Dropbox. The company file storage in the cloud sent an invitation to many users, in order to change the password immediately.
Dropbox: "prevention is better than cure"
Dropbox invites all persons who have not taken the time to change their password since 2012, to do so without delay. " Why now ? "Some will say. As a precaution, but to avoid a massive hacking, because the company has identified a new file on the web, following the hacking of the LinkedIn website in 2012.
Already at the end of July, 2012, Dropbox encouraged its members to re-emphasize their authentication service after finding that many people using LinkedIn, Dropbox and also used in a large proportion of the two words passes were in fact the same.
A wakeup call and some good advice
As a precaution and seeing that hackers still exchange these data, Dropbox gives a layer to ensure that the used storage service have made it necessary. A necessary precaution because large web services always attract hackers.
In the first quarter 2016, Dropbox lived 500 million users worldwide, the company therefore wishes to avoid the worst, for his image, but also to the data of its users. A bite reminder that it is good to salute.
Dropbox also provided four tips for choosing a password, for probably people who think they have had a stroke of genius by choosing "123456789" or "password". The company recommends: "Do not use the same password for multiple services," but also "Create unique passwords difficult to guess." It also suggests "Enable two-step verification for your account," and finally, "Do not access your account from secure devices, and log out automatically if you use a device that does not belong to you."
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