With Nextcloud 12, we introduced a new app: Circles. Circles enables users to create, manage, join and leave their own groups. Until Nextcloud 11, users could share with groups but groups were managed by Nextcloud administrators. So, each time you needed to join or create…
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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…
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Post by Perry Mitchell, Buttercup.pw developer While building Buttercup password manager, I was constantly looking for a suitable method to allow me to store my archive files so that they would be accessible on each device that I use. As I was already using free,…
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Whatever your company does to enforce compliance, some of your enterprise data is already floating in one or more Public Clouds. Your employees have to get work done so they circumvent your IT departments‘ carefully designed permission structure by sharing documents by Gmail or via Dropbox.…
Mehr lesenSecurity 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…
Mehr lesenWe’d like to introduce you to a new member of our hosting community, CiviHosting. CiviHosting is a top-tier hosting firm based in the US with a strong focus on security. Their CTO, Hershel Robinson, has become an active contributor to Nextcloud, helping with code review,…
Mehr lesenNextcloud is 100% open source, providing protection from the risks caused by mixing proprietary and open source licensed code. Risks for businesses are increasing with the rise of copyright trolls in especially Germany. Black Duck reports in their Open Source Security and Risk Analysis that…
Mehr lesenGuest post by Swapnil Bhartiya As everything is moving to the cloud, so is storage. According to a survey by Markets and Markets: The cloud storage market size is estimated to grow from USD 23.76 Billion in 2016 to USD 74.94 Billion by 2021, at…
Mehr lesenNearly one year ago we introduced the Nextcloud bug bounty program offering a significant monetary reward for reports of security vulnerabilities within Nextcloud. Security Bug Bounties are a ’security best practice‘ followed by large organizations like Microsoft, Uber, Github, Twitter and Slack which we’ve embraced.…
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