Digital files are the crown jewels of any organization, and end-to-end rights management is increasingly the goal of businesses who need to transfer files securely. How can organizations ensure data is secure from inception to publication, especially when third parties enter the picture?
Enter secure file transfer plus digital rights management. These two tools together help organizations keep a close eye on files and encrypt them from the origin, on the move, and even once they are in the hands of external users. Read on to learn about this powerful pairing.
What is Digital Rights Management?
Digital rights management (DRM) is best known for its use in protecting copyrights for digital media. It allows authors and publishers to limit what assets or features users can access. Alongside protecting copyrighted materials, DRM is emerging as a data security solution.
Because DRM helps data owners limit access and usage of files, organizations are now employing it to protect sensitive data, whether or not it is copyrighted. DRM can be applied to files to keep them secure even outside of traditional network boundaries.
Tools like Vera enable powerful encryption and security tools that provide data access insight no matter where a file travels. Unlike other DRM solutions, Vera functions as a data security platform thanks to its secure file collaboration capabilities, ability to handle dozens of file types, and administrative tracking tools.
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What is Secure Managed File Transfer?
Secure managed file transfer, referred to both as SFT and MFT, encompasses software solutions that safeguard, streamline, and centralize file transfers. These solutions typically rely on industry-standard file transfer protocols and encryption methods to ensure data is protected both at rest and in transit.
Organizations rely on managed file transfer solutions every day to save time and money, simplify server-to-server file transfers, meet compliance requirements, and overall increase transfer security.
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End-to-End Rights Management with the SFT Rights Management Bundle
While MFT enables secure transfer of files, there’s often an element of trust involved once an external recipient receives the data. If that data is essential to business processes, could enable identity theft, or contains sensitive or protected personal information, it must be protected. That’s where Vera comes in.
Vera Digital Rights Management adds that additional layer of protection that limits who can access files, and what can be done with the data once in their hands. It’s more than encryption: DRM wraps an access control list around the file that allows admins to specify permission lists for users and actions, while still giving users the flexibility to open files in native applications like Word or Excel.
Our SFT Rights Management bundle goes beyond traditional file-level encryption by allowing end-users to automatically apply digital rights management to every file that lands within GoAnywhere MFT. Employees will not be required to install any software, never have to remember to apply protections, and can manipulate access controls even after files have been sent outside of the organization.
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3 SFT Rights Management Use Cases
1. Secure Folder Collaboration
Shared collaboration folders often have strict user access lists. Even then, adding extra security measures to some files can let document owners breathe easier. While MFT dictates who can download files, Vera dictates who can access the files once they’re no longer within the secure folder. Authorized users will continue to have access, while unauthorized users will be prompted to request access.
2. Automate Document Distribution
GoAnywhere MFT is popular among users for its ability to build out complex workflows and automate processes. Those features can apply to Vera DRM, too. GoAnywhere monitors for files that need additional protection, and an automated workflow applies DRM policies before sharing those files outside of your organization.
3. Add Security to Emails
Secure Mail by GoAnywhere is built to simplify ad-hoc sharing and large file transfers. enables users to send and share files directly from Outlook or a web browser. Rather than sending the file as an attachment, Secure Mail generates unique links for each recipient for security and tracking purposes; passwords can also be enabled. With the addition of Vera DRM, GoAnywhere applies Vera encryption and user access policies to each attachment. Or, send data from within GoAnywhere and send out Vera protected download links to each recipient.
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With GoAnywhere and Vera working in tandem, organizations can gain more control and protection over their sensitive data – defining exactly who has access to their encrypted files anywhere they travel and at any time.
