Tips and tricks to help protect your cloud data from hackers

Up your cloud security game in honor of Data Privacy Day!

In the wake of high-profile hacks and thanks to awareness campaigns like Data Privacy Day, many people are coming to the realization that their cloud storage isn't exactly as secure as they thought. While all the blame in the world can be placed on the hackers responsible, this sort of thing will almost certainly happen again, and placing blame won't protect your data if it is targeted. No matter what cloud storage service you use, there are a few things you can do to ensure sensitive data remains as secure as possible.

• Dealing with passwords
• Setting up two-factor authentication
• Encrypting your data in the cloud
• Avoiding phishing and scams

Dealing with passwords

When it comes to passwords, there are some general rules to follow that will make it harder for hackers to guess or brute-force their way past the gates you set up.

Ditch old, weak passwords

The old TV trope of guessing a user's password by simply typing "password" didn't come about for no reason. Plenty of people used to (and likely still do) use a variation of this weak password.

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