Security: Common Cloud Storage Concerns

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A main concern when transferring your data to the cloud is security. You question not only if your data is secure from unauthorized parties, but also if your data is "physically" secure in the cloud.

MyMediabox offers hosted solutions for product approvals (Mediabox-PA), digital asset management (Mediabox-DAM) and deal memo management (Mediabox-DM). With all of our applications in the cloud, it is a number one priority for us to make sure our clients data is secure.

Here are a few MyMediabox security features:

• Fully redundant IT infrastructure with state-of-the-art physical access security and 24/7 on site support staff
• Assets secured in three separate MyMediabox-owned storage systems for redundancy
• Two data center hosts with 500 mile separation for business continuity in the event of a regional disaster
• 100 Megabit dedicated internet connection backed by multiple fiber optic carriers at both data centers
• Data protection by disk-to-disk-to-tape technology, as well as, disk-to-disk backups and assets worldwide

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Questions to ask when choosing a Product Approval/Digital Asset Management Software Provider

When choosing a provider of PA and DAM applications, there are many questions you should ask in order to find the right one for you and your company. Here are a few of the top questions:

• Are your solutions Cloud Solutions?
• Are your data centers secure?
• Do you have an IDS (Intrusion Detection System) or IPS (Intrusion Prevention System)?
• What security do you offer for inside users?
• Do you have an Information Security Program?
• Are the Digital Assets I load backed up?
• Do you have anti-virus in the environment?
• Who are you co-location data center providers and where, specifically, are they located?
• Do you lease your hardware/software?

Email us at marketing@mymediabox.com to learn our answers to these questions in your search for Product Approval and Digital Asset management provider.

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Cloud Security

Some of you may have noticed already that the address bar is a little more crowded in your web browser when you are on your Mediabox websites versus most other sites. Once you hit the "Login" page you will find that the address starts with HTTPS instead of HTTP. What does the extra “S” stand for, besides “spiffy," “splendid," and “spectacular?" Well, in this instance it stands for “Secure." Let me ‘splain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up…

Just like on financial websites run by banks and websites approved to process credit card transactions, Mediabox protects all the information sent between your web browser and our servers using the HTTPS protocol. That means the data is encrypted (encoded) so that only the sender and the receiver can unscramble the data, and anyone in-between will effectively know only what webserver IP address you are connecting to and how much data you are sending and receiving, but have no idea what the data actually is.

Why is that important? Well, for starters, it means as your project data travels across the internet nobody else can tell what that data is, so your attachments, digital assets, comments, and other confidential information is kept private. Very private. It also means that your login data, including your email address and password, are securely encrypted the same way, so your internet provider, the people down the street on the same cable or fiber run as you, and Bobby next door who has hacked your wireless home network still can’t get at your data when you connect to Mediabox.

Most browsers now also add a little padlock icon or add a colored area displaying the name of the SSL certificate in the address bar when you have made a secure connection. Yes, that takes up a little more room, but it is meant to grab your attention and let you know something is special about the website. You can watch for the changes by just typing in the address of your Mediabox website, and the moment you click the “Login” button you will see the HTTP change to HTTPS at the very least. Once you see that, all the data sent between your browser and Mediabox is secure. It’s just our way of helping our customers sleep a little better at night.

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