Blog roll please!
Quick reads across a variety of topics
The Cost of a Data Breach
Regulated Data
22 Jun
16:45
The Cost of a Data Breach With the rapid advancement of technology, more and more people are turning to digital platforms for storing, uploading, and sharing their data. However, this increased reliance on the digital realm comes with an increased risk of a data breach. To prepare your organization, it is important to understand the financial costs associated with data breaches, and what you can do about it. An Increasing Threat Between 2020 and 2022,...
Benefits of Zero Trust for IoT
Zero Trust
22 May
09:45
Internet of Things (IoT) solutions often lack the ability to sufficiently protect critical data. By using E2EE (end to end encryption) and Zero Trust, you can keep your communications fully secure, making it easy to achieve regulatory compliance. Equipping IoT solutions with Zero Trust technology can improve your security in the following ways: Data Confidentiality: E2EE ensures that data being transmitted between devices is securely encrypted from the sender to the intended recipient. Only specifically...
Defensive Cyber Operations
Press
02 Mar
12:45
Diode is excited to be part of the US Space Force’s (USSF) defensive cyber operations program at the Catalyst Accelerator Defensive Cyber Operations (CADCO) this spring. Diode’s disruptive technology in blockchain defined perimeters is evolving the Internet and is helping enterprise expand their security perimeters for teams and assets. “The Catalyst Accelerator, powered by the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate (AFRL/RV), exists to empower nontraditional technology companies to accelerate their involvement in the...
Free Slack Alternative
Collaboration
28 Oct
16:44
Slack has recently changed its pricing to require a subscription to a paid plan to retain access to older messages - this change has motivated a lot of people to look for a free Slack alternative. Diode Drive is a content-first collaboration application that makes chat for teams more pertinent, more secure, and better to use. Read below for how Diode can not only be used a free Slack alternative, but also as a more...
Secure Evernote Alternative
Self-Custody
20 Jun
15:55
Diode Drive can be used as a secure note taking application for multiple devices. Many of us at Diode are ex Evernote users, and have been frustrated with the lack of quality secure Evernote alternatives. With Diode Drive’s recent introduction of a note editor, we feel for the first time ever that confidential/sensitive information can be quickly, conveniently, and securely stored in our notes. Read below for how Diode Drive can be used a secure...
Free ngrok Alternative
Web3
01 Jun
14:44
Diode offers a free ngrok alternative. Ngrok is a service that allows you to publish services to the Internet and to remotely access local area networks and IT assets. Diode’s Command Line Interface (CLI) tool provides a simple interface to the Diode Network – enabling many of the same use cases as does ngrok. Keep reading to understand how you can use the Diode CLI for free to accomplish many of the same use cases...
Decentralized Dropbox Alternative
Web3
20 May
15:44
Diode Drive is a secure and confidential decentralized Dropbox alternative. Diode Drive provides a self-custody solution for your information. Whether you are an individual or a company, you can use Diode Drive to maintain a secure information environment (e.g. HIPAA, GDPR, cross-geopolitical security, anti-scraping, de-google) without IT development or maintenance. Read below for how Diode Drive can be a more secure, confidential, and affordable decentralized Dropbox alternative. Diode Drive as a Decentralized Dropbox Alternative 1)...
Diode Drive Features - Linked Devices, Light Zones, and Backups
Diode
27 Apr
23:12
Diode Drive is a self-custody solution for your information. It gives you full control of who has access to your information and where it is stored - whether you are an individual or a company, you can use Diode Drive to maintain a secure information environment (e.g. HIPAA, GDPR, cross-geopolitical security, anti-scraping, de-google). This post introduces recent new usability features: Linked Devices, Light Zones, and Deleted File Backups. Linked Devices A Diode Drive user often...
Decentralized Web Hosting
Web3
15 Mar
16:33
Decentralized Web Hosting is a way of hosting websites so that the website cannot easily be taken down or degraded by a service outage (intentional or not) of a given vendor. Why Is Decentralized Website Hosting important? The reasons for wanting to do decentralized web hosting, sometimes referred to as Web3 hosting, include: Technical resilience of the website - the unintentional outage of one component does not bring the website down Security and privacy –...
Diode Drive Feature - Direct Connections
Diode
02 Feb
22:22
One of the drawbacks of cloud storage is the time required to upload and/or download large amounts of data. Depending on the amount of data, this process can take several days before everything is synced up. Diode Drive has now introduced direct connections. This means that team members can sync files and communicate directly with each other via the fastest connection possible. With a direct connection, files can sync exponentially faster, depending on your network...