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How GoAnywhere MFT Helps Energy Companies

By Heath Kath on Wed, 11/18/2020
  Image The Energy Industry is Moving at Light Speed Today’s energy and utility companies face a number of evergreen issues, from adhering to mandatory regulations and cybersecurity standards, to being at a higher risk of data breaches, the industry is constantly weathering a turbulent and rapidly accelerating environment. To...
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How to Implement the Right Enterprise File Sharing Solution

By Heath Kath on Thu, 10/22/2020
  Image Implementation 101 An enterprise file sharing solution is an important tool for organizations to have. The benefits are practically endless – from ensuring compliance with data regulations, to streamlining transfers with automation, to the auditing and reporting capabilities – implementing the right tool is key. However,...
File Sync & Sharing
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iPaaS and MFT: What You Need to Know

By Heath Kath on Thu, 09/24/2020
Once upon a time, you carried an MP3 player to listen to music, a cell phone to text and make calls, and a book if you wanted to read. Video games and the internet? Best to use your preferred gaming device and home computer for those. Then came the smartphone – suddenly, everything is accessible from one location, and all you have to do is download the right app. Like a...
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Press Release

Fortra Adds New MFTaaS Solution and Enhances Secure File Collaboration

MINNEAPOLIS June 10, 2020 – Fortra today announced a new release of its award-winning secure managed file transfer (MFT) software GoAnywhere MFT. The new version includes a release of the Fortra SaaS solution, as well as more robust collaboration via secure email and forms. With the release of its new MFTaaS offering, GoAnywhere MFT can now be deployed as a SaaS solution. This...
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What to Consider When Choosing an MFT Solution

By Brian Pick on Thu, 06/04/2020
  Image A managed file transfer (MFT) solution simplifies your data security, automation, server-to-sever file transfers, and more. Organizations move from other file transfer methods to MFT solutions for various reasons, but mostly for some combination of: Centralization Time and money savings Increased security Whether your...
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Why Businesses Need MFT

By Brian Pick on Tue, 06/02/2020
  Image Why Businesses Need MFT Reputations can be built or ruined in a matter of a few keystrokes. Just ask any business victimized by a data breach – either malicious or due to human error. The loss of reputation, trust, money, and time can be nearly incalculable. But, it’s not only a data breach that can severely impact a...
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7 Benefits of Using Managed File Transfer (MFT)

By Heath Kath on Wed, 05/27/2020
  Image Moving beyond the scripts and programs you lovingly set up to carry your data around can be scary but, like pushing a baby bird out of the nest, it eventually becomes necessary. Instead of sending data “in the clear,” constantly fixing scripts, or mad dashes to pull together audit logs, switch to a secure file transfer method...
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How GoAnywhere MFT Can Support You During COVID-19

By Scott Messick on Thu, 04/23/2020
  Image Virtual Hug Coming Your Way As workforces are now more remote than ever due to COVID-19, it’s not just lagging Wi-Fi you need to keep an eye on. Files containing your organization’s most sensitive data are being put to the test, most likely no longer within the safety of your company’s firewall and not secure enough to...
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How Does the DMZ Impact Security?

By Heath Kath on Thu, 02/27/2020
  Image Your Secret Weapon for Data Security When weapons and military forces have been removed from active duty, this is referred to as “demilitarization.” On the internet, the demilitarized zone, or the DMZ, is a similar situation. What is the DMZ? The DMZ is the neutral network that resides between the Internet and your...
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User Sharing and Collaboration: Security Concerns, Risks, and How to Securely Collaborate

By Heath Kath on Wed, 02/19/2020
  Image Collaboration in the Workspace Secure collaboration tools that permit the sharing of sensitive data between users are quickly gaining momentum in the world of technology and file transfer. Although there are many benefits to utilizing these tools in the workspace, with user sharing and secure collaboration comes security...
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Can Your MFT Solution Do These 20 Things?

By Heath Kath on Mon, 12/02/2019
  Image   The Possibilities Are Vast GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer (MFT) can do so much more than just transfer sensitive data securely. Do you know if your MFT solution can do these 20 things? 1. It Can Integrate with Applications GoAnywhere offers out-of-the-box Connectors that let you easily integrate with the external...
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What is a DMZ and Why Do You Need a DMZ Secure Gateway?

By Heath Kath on Wed, 06/19/2019
  Image If you’ve watched a science-fiction movie about space travel, then you’ve likely seen some version of a scene in which an astronaut reenters their ship from the outside abyss. Because the ship exists as a haven from the dangerous environment of empty space, the astronaut cannot simply open the door and stroll directly into...
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Which is Better: Dropbox vs. MFT?

By Brian Pick on Wed, 01/09/2019
  Image So you’re looking for a way to securely share files with your team. Great! There are plenty of tools you can use today to collaborate and share documents as projects arise. Some are on-premises and other in the cloud, meaning you’ll likely find a solution that meets your organization’s unique needs. But are these commercial...
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5 Best Practices for IBM i File Transfers

By Tom Huntington on Tue, 10/17/2017
  Image Using IBM’s built-in FTP and Open SSH servers to transfer files to and from your IBM i systems can be time-consuming, if not simply riddled with fine details. From scripting knowledge to running specific (and sometimes obscure) commands, there’s a lot to consider—and the safety and integrity of your files is probably at the...
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SFTP Server in the DMZ or Private Network

By Brian Pick on Wed, 03/19/2014
Many organizations have an SFTP server installed where their trading partners can connect to securely upload and download sensitive files.   SFTP Server in the DMZ Traditionally SFTP Servers have been installed in the DMZ (or public facing) segment of the network since organizations were fearful of opening inbound ports into the Private (internal) network.   ...
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Press Release

Reverse Proxy DMZ Secure Gateway Added to GoAnywhere

OMAHA, NE (Sept 15th 2010) - Linoma Software [now Fortra], developers of the GoAnywhere suite of secure managed file transfer solutions, is now offering a new reverse proxy server product - GoAnywhere Gateway. In addition, Linoma is announcing a major release of its GoAnywhere Services file transfer server. The combination of GoAnywhere Gateway and GoAnywhere Services provide...