The number of users of personal cloud increases every year, in fact a consulting and research of information technologies, company called Gartner predicts that by 2014 most users will work through the cloud.
Today, we rarely choose to send a lot of photos by email, no longer use the USB to carry documents. The cloud has become a place where everyone meets and exchanges information. Moreover, it has become a place where data are maintained permanently.
Increasingly we rely more and more in the cloud. Now even important documents, such as passwords and identities are already placed in this virtual storage space.
But you can be sure that your information is protected?
Today we present 5 tips to protect data privacy:
1. AVOID STORING SENSITIVE INFORMATION IN THE CLOUD
Many of you have heard sure: "Never keep the information in the cloud." In this we all agree, but always have to have a place to store our data. Our first tip is almacenéis prevent sensitive information in the cloud, ie; always tries to lock that information or data that can truly be important, or make sure your documents remain intact.
2. READ THE USER AGREEMENT HOW TO FIND OUT YOUR STORAGE SERVICE
If you are not sure what is cloud storage, be sure to read the user agreement of service you're considering signing up. There is no doubt that it is difficult and boring, but it's very important to really know you need to let them frente.De this way, you're not taking any surprises when using the service.
3. TAKE SERIOUSLY PASSWORDS
Surely you have heard a million times that warning, but still most people do not follow it. Did you know that 90% of all passwords can be discovered in seconds?
In fact, all the stories about encroachments on accounts produced by a password that you create and remember. Moreover, duplication of e-mail password other services you use (Facebook, Twitter, Dropbox) is a trap.
The most efficient method to create your password is:
1. Choose a random word (preferably long) - for example, "communication".
2. Imagine that you are going to create a password for Gmail. What I suggest is to write the key followed by Gmail. Therefore Gmail password is "communication." If you sign up for Skype, the password would be "communication skype"
If you want to further strengthen your password, you can type numbers or symbols, but never your date of birth or family names.
4. ENCRYPT
Encryption is so far the best way to protect your data. This usually works as follows:
If you're going to move a file to the cloud, you must use certain software with which to create a password for the file, when it traslades longer protected and a password in the cloud. This way no one will be able to see the file contents without knowing the key. In turn you can also compress files and encrypt a password.
We will advise Software "Symantec Endpoint Encryption"
5. USE AN ENCRYPTED CLOUD SERVICE
There are some cloud services that provide encryption and decryption of files locally, plus storage and backup. This means that the service is responsible for both encrypting your files on your own computer as secure storage in the cloud. Therefore, there is a greater chance that this time no one, including service providers or server administrators have access to your files. These services are Spider-oak and Wuala.
Some of these services are extra and not everyone is willing to pay for the data that is stored, but it is the only way that your documents are truly secure.
We hope all these tips I have found useful. Greetings and Merry Christmas.
