Dropbox Inc. has announced updates for its Business product, including additional administrative tools, such as improved security with a Symantec Corp. partnership, enhancements for Dropbox Paper and expansion of its global infrastructure.

As part of the update to Dropbox Business, the company is extending its core administrative capabilities from its AdminX project to its cloud collaboration tool, Paper. Dropbox introduced AdminX in July to provide greater controls and enhanced security for businesses. The company then entered the collaboration market in August with the announcement of a public beta of its Paper app.  

Dropbox has 500 million consumer users and since launching its business version in 2014 it has accumulated 200,000 business customers. Here’s a look at the new changes for Dropbox Business: 

Enhanced security and easier to manage deployments

Prevent data leakage

Dropbox has announced partnerships with various security companies, including Symantec, Barracuda Networks Inc., Netskope Inc. and Skyhigh Networks Inc. to ensure better network protection for its enterprise customers. Administrators will now have the ability to block the use of unsanctioned personal Dropbox accounts while access remains for work accounts.

Simplified deployments

With the introduction of subdomain verification, administrators can selectively roll out Dropbox to specific teams.  

Enhanced audit log

Beginning this month, administrators will have access to an enhanced audit log and can perform targeted investigations of user activity.

Improved security for device approvals

The update allows administrators to limit both the number of synced devices as well adapt the approval process with a customizable user exception list and management settings.

Administrative controls expanded to Dropbox Paper

To ensure administrators have the necessary controls in Dropbox Paper, the company is extending 10 tools from AdminX to Paper. Dropbox Business users and above will be able to control sharing with external parties, get usage visibility and ensure company information remains secure.  

Expanded global infrastructure: U.S., Europe and Asia

With 75 percent of Dropbox customers residing outside the U.S., the company is expanding its data centers in Europe and Asia, as well as the U.S. Dropbox now has infrastructure in New York, Washington, the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong.

The company has also implemented a free open-peering policy that will allow direct connection to its network.

Source: Dropbox

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