{"id":41729,"date":"2023-10-20T15:16:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/dropbox-opens-sydney-office-amidst-criticisms-over-heartbleed-bug-silence-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:16:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:16:05","slug":"dropbox-opens-sydney-office-amidst-criticisms-over-heartbleed-bug-silence-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/dropbox-opens-sydney-office-amidst-criticisms-over-heartbleed-bug-silence-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Dropbox opens Sydney office, amidst criticisms over Heartbleed bug silence – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
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United States online storage business Dropbox has announced it\u2019s opening its first Australian office, with the business opening in Sydney to better support users in this geographical region.<\/p>\n

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But the announcement of the new move has been overshadowed by reports Dropbox buried an announcement about being affected by the Heartbleed bug in a user forum.<\/p>\n

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The Australian<\/em>reports Dropbox executives admitted to only posting a blog post about the vulnerability.<\/p>\n

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Heartbleed is a web encryption flaw which makes it easier for hackers to steal users\u2019 passwords and personal information.<\/p>\n

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According to the Dropbox blog post the company has patched all its public-facing systems running OpenSSL and re-keyed and re-issued SSL certificates for all Dropbox domains and services in response to the Heartbleed bug. It also urged users to change their passwords regularly.<\/p>\n

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Most forum commenters were thankful for the information, but others indicated official communication via email would have been more helpful and some expressed frustration with how long it took Dropbox to post about Heartbleed.<\/p>\n

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Dropbox\u2019s services are used by major Australian companies such as Macquarie Group, Mirvac and Atlassian and the company said yesterday it believes opening an office in Australia is the right move for the business.<\/p>\n

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Dropbox\u2019s new Sydney office will be the first for the business in the Australia Pacific region and indicates its intention to attract more local businesses.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBy opening our first APAC office in Sydney we gain access to Australia\u2019s great pool of talent, and can serve more local users and businesses as we continue to grow,\u201d Dropbox chief executive Dennis Woodside said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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However, as well as copping criticisms over its handling of the Heartbleed bug, the company has also recently angered some users by appointing Condoleezza Rice to its board of directors.<\/p>\n

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Dropbox is currently used by more than 275 million people and in over 4 million businesses. Each day more than 1 billion files are saved using Dropbox.<\/p>\n

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The business currently has offices in San Francisco, Dublin, Austin and New York.<\/p>\n

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New South Wales deputy premier and minister for trade and investment Andrew Stoner said in a statement Sydney was a \u201cnatural home\u201d for Dropbox.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSydney is quickly building a reputation as the hub for many of the world\u2019s most advanced and innovative companies, illustrated by the arrival of another top US company like Dropbox,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSydney is a natural home for Dropbox and our talented workforce will play a major part in the expanding Dropbox story as the company continues to build its international presence.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This story first appeared on SmartCompany.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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