Cloud Computing a 'security Nightmare,': Pogoplugged

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April 22, 2009 11:11 PM updated: April 22, 2009 11:12 PM

Cloud computing is awesome and I think it's only going to get better. I currently use a cloud computing service to sync data in folders across my computers and it's been working OK so far.

But, I can replace that with my (soon to be arriving) Pogoplug and save myself the monthly fee, get a ton more storage, and retain control over my data! Which is the best part :)

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May 15, 2009 2:31 PM

I read the same article and I'm excited both about the future of cloud computing and of technologies like PogoPlug. Security is always a concern. However, I think it's important to understand that just because you have physical control of the drive with PogoPlug, the exposure of that data is still at the mercy of PogoPlug's infrastructure. I would like to hear more about how PogoPlug helps to ensure the security of data shared through its service.

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May 15, 2009 4:29 PM

I would also like to know more about how our access is secured. You can use SSL within a web browser but an E-mail to PogoPlug support confirmed the the iPhone app doesn't yet support SSL.

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April 4, 2010 8:09 AM

I am slightly confused. You can log in to mypogoplug.com over SSL (https), but once you are logged in, the site switches back to http. I have just installed a packet capture tool, and the packets I am sniffing show my filenames in clear text, presumably if I started to download a file it would be in clear as well?

Do I have to install Plugapps and get everything over SSL in order to do secure file transfer?

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April 4, 2010 8:45 PM

Sophie, there's a setting in the Security tab (in Settings) to keep you logged in over ssl all the time. There's always a tradeoff with speed using ssl so we made an option to work both ways.

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