<p>Box turned the cloud content management security battle up a notch this week when it announced new security features designed to help enterprise IT manage users, devices and apps. In addition, they announced several key new partnerships designed to provide more insight and links for enterprise security pros.</p><p>These new security enhancements come just weeks after Dropbox introduced a set of basic enterprise security enhancements for its enterprise customers. As enterprise collaboration and file sharing solutions proliferate, it becomes increasingly important for cloud vendors to differentiate themselves and provide more sophisticated security features.</p><p>In a blog post, Whitney Bouck, GM of Enterprise at Box, wrote that Box has seen a shift in how customers think about securing content. "As a result, we're building a new security model built for collaboration, focused on monitoring, integrated identity management and granular controls at every stage of the content lifecycle," she wrote.</p><p>Bouck identified five aspects of the Box security model: user and identity management, device and app security, and the visibility and Intelligence to oversee it all.</p><p><a href="http://www.fiercecontentmanagement.com/story/box-answers-dropbox-substantial-security-update/2013-02-26">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.cio.com.au/article/454738/new_box_security_features_aimed_user_device_content_protection/">New Box security features aimed at user, device and content protection</a> (CIO Magazine)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dbcV2ZT04dOFS-MxBa1lTQ7kbXUjM&ned=us">15 additional articles.</a></p>