Providing strong protection of data is the biggest benefit Nextcloud has over public clouds. Self-hosting means you are in control over your data. Of course, un-authorized access has to be stopped and this is where encryption comes in. In this blog post we’ll discuss the…
Read moreToday we released bugfix releases to the stable Nextcloud series, 12.0.5 and 11.0.7. They come with many small improvements to improve the stability and reliability of your Nextcloud server, and as usual we strongly recommend to upgrade at your earliest convenience. Main changes The main…
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Last week, two related security flaws in CPU’s from major vendors including Intel, ARM and AMD were made public. The flaw was at least known since June 2017 but already speculated at for some months in security and development circles, like in this article by…
Read moreWhat is the GDPR? The General Data Protection Regulation is a European regulation which aims at harmonizing and reshaping the way organizations handle personal data. Any information related to a natural person must be stored with the consent of the data subject in a secure…
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A major challenge enterprises face today is balancing security of data with productivity and convenience. Using a public cloud solution like Dropbox or Google Drive means easy online collaboration and syncing of data but also exposure to legal and security issues. Using a heavily secured,…
Read moreAndroid client encryption in action We are excited to announce what is probably the all-time most requested feature in the 7-year history of our open source file sync and share work: End-to-end Encryption, also called Client Side Encryption. We designed it to work in a…
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Admin configuration As we blogged before, ransomwares cost consumers and businesses huge amounts of money. For 2016, the total cost is estimated to be $1 billion globally but WannaCry and its successor Petya do more than hitting headlines. One company, Reckitt Benckiser, known for Dettol…
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Ransomware Petya in action in east Ukraine (via Liveuamap) It looks like 2017 truly is becoming the year ransomware went global. Ransomware appeared in 1989 but it was the rise of the internet that really enabled it, while anonymous payment systems like Bitcoin and vulnerability…
Read moreSecurity has always been Nextcloud’s first priority, and we are always happy when people contribute in this area. Today, we are happy to present you privacyIDEA, a modular authentication system adding a security layer to your existing systems. Quick reminder about two-factor authentication Before we…
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