Leading 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) security and end. This handy service lets you mount cloud storage services like Dropbox as if they were local drives, letting you seamlessly navigate file management between local and cloud files through Finder. You can also pick up the phone and call the alleged source of the email for clarification or more information, rather than risking a ransomware infection with just one click. CloudMounter is a smart app that can innovate the ways in which you utilize Dropbox. If an email appears legitimate, the prudent course is to delete the email and open a separate browser to visit the website directly. Think twice (or three times) before you click a link. Be skeptical of emails from unknown sources, or from known sources that don’t typically email you. Well-executed spear phishing attacks can be very convincing. The most critical thing for individuals is awareness and common sense. From a compliance and data protection perspective, users should not be storing or sharing company data on personal Dropbox accounts. Unless a business happens to subscribe to a Dropbox business plan, blocking Dropbox makes sense anyway.

Sjouwerman advises that businesses block access to Dropbox, because the malicious links and ransomware files use the Dropbox domain. KnowBe4 CEO Stu Sjouwerman points out that all of the tens of millions of records that have been compromised in data breaches make it significantly easier for attackers to compose more effective spear phishing attacks. Pacman’s initial victim pool is small, but we can assume it will spread.

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