Security News > 2020 > April > Box unveils new automated malware detection tool for cloud platform
To address this issue, cloud content management company Box is announcing a new feature that detects malware and immediately takes steps to contain it before it can spread across a network.
For Box users, the system will let them know when an incoming file is infected with malware, block them from downloading or sharing it, and alert security teams or IT departments.
"Leveraging Box's unique preview technology, the automated controls in Box Shield minimize the impact of malware while allowing users to preview content without getting compromised," Patel said.
Although you can preview the file, you cannot download or share it, and the system will send a report to administrators with information about the malicious file's size, name and type of malware.
"The beauty of this is that it curbs the curiosity of the human being that was trying to go out and click on the file because usually what happens when you get an email with malware is you click on that link. Not everyone is sophisticated enough to know that 'this is something I shouldn't click on.' Once you click on it, boom, everything gets infected," Patel said.