Metomic analyzes Drive accounts
From Metomic have released a new cybersecurity tool, which analyzes Google Drive accounts. Its mission is to find confidential data and information that you may have in documents that you have uploaded to this platform and perhaps you do not remember. For example, a document that you uploaded a long time ago and you forgot to delete.
To do this, what you have to do is start your Drive account, with your username and password, and from there will start the analysis. Once finished, it will generate a risk report. That score shows how many public files you have in your account, how many people have access to those files, and who they’ve been shared with externally. Very useful to review possible shared folders that you have and do not know, something that could expose your privacy.
In addition, this report will tell you the number of files you should review urgently. They are, basically, those that may have some vulnerability and put your privacy at risk. You will be surprised at the number of files that it can detect and that are at possible risk.
When they deliver that report from Metomic, they automatically remove all traces. They are not going to store information of any kind, since their mission is simply to alert of possible problems that affect your privacy.
Those in charge of this project assure that what they were looking for was to alert people to everything that uploading files to the cloud entails. It is something very useful, something that we use more and more both personally and in companies, but that we must take with some caution. You can start the analysis, completely free of charge, through the Metomic website.
Tips to protect your files in the cloud
What can you do to protect the documents you upload to platforms like Drive? The first thing is to always use a reliable service. Google Drive is, but there are many platforms that aren’t, and that means your personal information could be compromised. Avoid insecure pages that do not offer guarantees.
It is also essential use good passwords. Be careful with this, since it is the most important security barrier. Never put keys that are easy to find out, such as your name, date of birth, etc. Always use totally random passwords, which have letters (upper and lower case), numbers and other special symbols.
Another important factor is to always use official applications and enter the account from the legitimate website. Avoid third-party links, as it could be a trap. Phishing is a widely used strategy to steal passwords and that happens when you access any website from links that are not official ones. You can always see the permissions of Drive files.
As you can see, if you want to analyze the security of your Google Drive files, you can use this Metomic tool. It is free, easy to use and in a short time it will send you a report on possible risks and thus be able to take precautionary measures.
