Twilio Case Studies Enhancing Cloud Security: Box's Two-Factor Authentication Solution

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Enhancing Cloud Security: Box's Two-Factor Authentication Solution

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Technology Category	Cybersecurity & Privacy - Identity & Authentication Management Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms
Applicable Industries	Equipment & Machinery National Security & Defense
Use Cases	Tamper Detection Voice Biometrics
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
Challenge	Box, a fast-growing technology company, is a digital content management and collaboration platform trusted by businesses of all sizes, including 52% of Fortune 500 companies. The company is entrusted with the secure storage of critical information and data in the cloud. However, with a diverse range of people needing access to these files - including customers, partners, vendors, contractors, and employees - Box faced the challenge of ensuring the security of its customers' data as it moved between Box and various other systems. The company needed a reliable and scalable solution to keep these accounts secure, especially as customers increasingly wanted to access their information from a variety of devices. Read More
About Customer	Box is a technology company founded in 2005 and headquartered in Redwood City, CA. It provides a digital content management and collaboration platform for enterprises of all sizes. The platform is used by 50,000 organizations and enables 39 million people to collaborate and share content. Box's customers trust it to securely store their critical information and data in the cloud. The company is constantly innovating to support its customers, with a focus on ensuring the security of customer data as it moves between Box and various other systems. Read More
Solution	To address this challenge, Box built a two-factor authentication solution on Twilio SMS. This solution added an additional layer of security by verifying the identity of users before they could access files stored in the cloud. When Box's developers were looking for a way to enhance security, they found Twilio to be the simplest and most compelling choice. The application was built quickly using Twilio's platform, and the API seamlessly and quickly integrated with Box. With Twilio's Two-Factor Authentication, Box was able to assure the security of its cloud platform and enable users to access their files from multiple devices, ready to take on the next set of collaboration and data sharing communication challenges. Read More Log in to view content
Contents

Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Identity & Authentication Management

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms

Applicable Industries

Equipment & Machinery

National Security & Defense

Use Cases

Tamper Detection

Voice Biometrics

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Challenge

Box, a fast-growing technology company, is a digital content management and collaboration platform trusted by businesses of all sizes, including 52% of Fortune 500 companies. The company is entrusted with the secure storage of critical information and data in the cloud. However, with a diverse range of people needing access to these files - including customers, partners, vendors, contractors, and employees - Box faced the challenge of ensuring the security of its customers' data as it moved between Box and various other systems. The company needed a reliable and scalable solution to keep these accounts secure, especially as customers increasingly wanted to access their information from a variety of devices.

About Customer

Box is a technology company founded in 2005 and headquartered in Redwood City, CA. It provides a digital content management and collaboration platform for enterprises of all sizes. The platform is used by 50,000 organizations and enables 39 million people to collaborate and share content. Box's customers trust it to securely store their critical information and data in the cloud. The company is constantly innovating to support its customers, with a focus on ensuring the security of customer data as it moves between Box and various other systems.

Solution

To address this challenge, Box built a two-factor authentication solution on Twilio SMS. This solution added an additional layer of security by verifying the identity of users before they could access files stored in the cloud. When Box's developers were looking for a way to enhance security, they found Twilio to be the simplest and most compelling choice. The application was built quickly using Twilio's platform, and the API seamlessly and quickly integrated with Box. With Twilio's Two-Factor Authentication, Box was able to assure the security of its cloud platform and enable users to access their files from multiple devices, ready to take on the next set of collaboration and data sharing communication challenges.

Impact #1	The implementation of Twilio's Two-Factor Authentication has significantly enhanced the security of Box's cloud platform. It has provided an additional layer of access security for customers' shared data, verifying user identities before granting access to files stored in the cloud. This has not only increased the confidence of customers in the security of their data but also enabled them to access their files from multiple devices. Furthermore, the seamless integration of Twilio's API with Box has opened up new potential for mobile and off-premises access, paving the way for a revolution in applications that deal with communication, voice, and new streams of information.

Impact #1

The implementation of Twilio's Two-Factor Authentication has significantly enhanced the security of Box's cloud platform. It has provided an additional layer of access security for customers' shared data, verifying user identities before granting access to files stored in the cloud. This has not only increased the confidence of customers in the security of their data but also enabled them to access their files from multiple devices. Furthermore, the seamless integration of Twilio's API with Box has opened up new potential for mobile and off-premises access, paving the way for a revolution in applications that deal with communication, voice, and new streams of information.

Benefit #1	52% of Fortune 500 companies use Box
Benefit #2	50,000 organizations use Box
Benefit #3	39 million people collaborate and share content on Box

Benefit #1

52% of Fortune 500 companies use Box

Benefit #2

50,000 organizations use Box

Benefit #3

39 million people collaborate and share content on Box

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