![]() ![]() ![]() That’s up to them, I guess, but when a highly secure iCloud user with complex passcodes and 2FA enabled chooses to share highly confidential enterprise-related documents inside a folder with another user, how are they to know how well secured that other user’s iCloud access actually is? Indeed, I can recall reading a recent report that claims around a third of iCloud users still haven’t enabled 2FA on their systems. While it is possible to protect your iCloud with complex alpha-numeric passcodes, most people just don’t. The problem with iCloud is (and always is) the user. It is, of course, true to say that iCloud is a relatively secure system. Not only are Macs and iOS devices way more secure than any other platform (though no platform is perfect), but iCloud’s two-factor authentication (2FA), deep platform integration, and the way encryption protects information as it is transmitted to and from the service all provide good protection. That's where iCloud may become a bigger problem for enterprise security chiefs trying to handle the challenge of unauthorized use of apps by their mobile employees. After all, one of the huge benefits of the service is that it’s as easy to use as anything else Apple does – and ease-of-use is one of the big drivers for Shadow IT. The thing is, with tens of millions of iPhone and Mac users in place across the enterprise market, it seems pretty clear that most of your employees are likely already using iCloud. The new feature just makes it more likely they’ll use it more, including to collaborate on projects. In theory, iCloud Folder Sharing means Apple now offers a relatively cross-platform tool with which teams can share and collaborate on projects – though it isn’t as smooth, feature-rich or as cross platform compatible as Dropbox or Box. Mobile device support on other platforms was also recently improved. It is reasonable to assume these items/folders will also be available to those using iCloud for Windows. You also get to choose whether people you share items with can edit them, or just take a look. In use, you can choose to make it possible to share a folder with anyone who has a specific link or choose to limit access solely to named parties. So how's it work? It's similar to iCloud file sharing, except you can define shared folders as well as shared files. ![]()
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