DropBox Adds Two-Step Authentication

Week in Geek: Dropbox Rolls Out 2-Step Authentication Feature in Experimental Desktop Client Build - How-To Geek. Many lawyers are using cloud services for the storage and transmission of documents. However, recent exploits that take advantage of simple user name and password security have prompted some to restrict their access to cloud services that provide better security. For instance, if you use Google Apps, you certainly should be using the two step authentication process that requires a user name and a password generated by a separate process, that sends it to your smart phone. This requires a hacker to have access both to your user name and password and to your physical phone. Much more secure. Now, DropBox is rolling out a two step system that every lawyer needs to use if confidential documents are uploaded to the DropBox cloud. Do it now.

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[Miriam Robeson]

I would be interested in a lawyer-perspective review of the various cloud services (both storage and sharing sites) that are available. The various versions I use are mostly driven by my clients transferring data to me via their favorite platform.

I know that could be a challenging task, considering the number of services available, but a bird's-eye overview might be interesting.

These are ones I've used or been asked to use by clients:

DropBox
SugarSync
Cloud9
MyDocsOnline
Google Docs/Drive
EverNote