File-sharing platforms not protecting against malicious content

Cybersecurity company Surfshark has reviewed popular file-sharing platforms and finds that the majority of them don’t scan your files for viruses, nor do they protect you from malicious software on their free plans. Box and WeTransfer, which together have a total of 138 million registered users, do not scan for viruses on free plans but begin scanning files on paid plans. Dropbox, with 700 million registered users, does not offer scanning at all. Apple’s iCloud, which has 900 million active users, does not scan files during upload or download, but instead relies on Apple device security. While this approach works… [Continue Reading]