File Transfer & Information Security Blog

Let's play a game. Close one eye if you feel your existing file sharing mechanisms and technologies are lacking the necessary security, control and governance angles.  

What does a file go through to complete a secure, efficient journey? 

File transfers are too important to trust to just any old script. Ensure speed and secure transfers with automation. 

GDPR is now three-years old, and even the largest companies are still regularly caught in its snares. And those that haven't yet run into trouble are maybe more vulnerable than they think. In this blog, learn more about data protection and GDPR compliance.

Data threats are increasing every day and smart IT pros are racing to not just keep up but get ahead. One area many neglect is secure file transfer.

Just because a tool calls itself Secure File Transfer doesn't make it so. Many so-called secure solutions are in fact only partially secure – and sometimes barely secure. So what are the top methods to transfer files securely?

The bar for security in Healthcare IT is so high it takes Olympic-class efforts to clear it. Securing data is the most critical hurdle. So where is your most sensitive data? In files, of course. And it is these files that fly about like seagulls at the fishing pier....

Manually transferring files through legacy protocols such as FTP is a painful memory you would probably like to forget. That's where Automation comes into play.

Secure File Transfer is as simple as it sounds, the secure transfer of files. But the real questions revolve around why you need to securely transfer files, what happens if you don’t, and how the heck can we do it properly?

You probably have heard the saying "practice makes perfect" countless times, but in situations where there's nothing to perfect, repetition gets boring and tedious with time.

Well over 200,000,000 people across 250,000-plus organizations use Microsoft SharePoint. That's a lot of data and a lot of files. SharePoint is arguably the most common document library software in use today.

Sometimes we do things not because we want to but because we must. While there's often a temptation to violate regulations and "test the waters," deep down, we feel relieved because we know we're on the good side of the law, and that's what matters. One word for that: ...

Picture this: "Webhosting Company loses 13 million plaintext passwords" in bold at the head of a blog or a paper.

Protecting data in any healthcare organisation is no easy feat. Healthcare providers and their partners must balance protecting patient privacy with delivering effective patient care whilst simultaneously meeting strict regulatory requirements around data privacy.

Progress recently released MOVEit 2021, adding an impressive list of enhancements to its award-winning secure and managed file transfer solution.

When GDPR came into effect three years ago, it only impacted companies somehow doing business with Europe. While that encompasses a large swath of businesses, many enterprises had nothing to worry about.

Every business nearly every day and often all day long uses "file transfer" to move or, as some would say, transport data from one point to another. 

Four words: data on the move. Businesses today completely rely on being able to send, receive and share data, often incredibly large batches of data, quickly and securely.  

Learn how MFT software was used in the healthcare sector for transferring huge amounts of data on a daily basis while maintaining security & compliance. 

Multiple integrations, migration to cloud & mobile, BizOps, focus on security & encryption – these are just some of the priorities in file sharing for 2021.