Basic security measures everyone should use with their smartphones

Here are a few more security measures:

Download freeware, such as TruCrypt, and encrypting every folder or file before it's uploaded to the cloud, new automated tools are emerging that handle the job of cloud storage security more seamlessly.

SafeNet, for example, just launched a beta of SafeMonk, which adds a secure encryption log-in to Dropbox. Essentially, the data you store in Dropbox can't even be accessed by Dropbox itself because users get to keep the encryption keys.

Ironically, SafeNet also happens to be one of the largest suppliers of encryption technology to the U.S. government.

SafeMonk, which will be available for download at the end of this month, works by creating a dedicated encrypted folder in your Dropbox account. The service also allows users to share files by offering others an RSA public key password and will eventually offer businesses administrative oversight so admins can monitor traffic and restrict corporate data access.

SafeMonk is free to consumers, who can download the software and start encrypting and sharing Dropbox files at no cost. For business customers, SafeMonk plans to charge for its service once it is available, though prices have not yet been set.

SafeNet is not alone in offering a virtual padlock for cloud-based data stores. Vendors such as Boxcryptor, Sookasa, TrustedSafe and PKWare with its Viivo offering, are also going after the same market, according Heiser. So is CipherCloud, which is expected to offer consumer cloud encryption protection.

Willy Leichter, senior director of product marketing for CipherCloud, said virtual padlocks for cloud storage is a nascent but "hot" area for his company, especially in light of the increase in government requests to vendors for access to customer data.

Through its CipherCloud Platform, the company currently offers cloud data encryption and data loss prevention (DLP) tools for businesses. CipherCloud recently announced a partnership with cloud storage and content-sharing service Box.com, offering both encryption and DLP to users.
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