"To prevent future incidents, Dropbox is moving toward two-factor authentication."
How does "moving" toward two-factor mean anything. Heck, I can say I'm moving toward 4 factor authentication (I am, I know, I have, I drank?) to prevent future incidents, but that doesn't mean anything. It's like saying the Queen of England can die as early as today. I hate this kind of news, and if Dropbox wants to repair their reputation for those of us in the security community they need to do a better job of reducing their risks and constantly tell us how they are improving their operations. Hopefully they can turn this negative into a positive for them and their users. They are a huge target right now in the "Black-Hat" community.
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"To prevent future incidents, Dropbox is moving toward two-factor authentication." How does "moving" toward two-factor mean anything. Heck, I can say I'm moving toward 4 factor authentication (I am, I know, I have, I drank?) to prevent future incidents, but that doesn't mean anything. It's like saying the Queen of England can die as early as today. I hate this kind of news, and if Dropbox wants to repair their reputation for those of us in the security community they need to do a better job of reducing their risks and constantly tell us how they are improving their operations. Hopefully they can turn this negative into a positive for them and their users. They are a huge target right now in the "Black-Hat" community.