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Sharing Financial Files: Benefits of MFT

Financial file matters matter. Not only are these files a top priority to the banks and financial institutions that handle millions of transactions daily, they also matter to the industry’s compliance regulators, and to the public trusting that their financial information is secured. How organizational and personal financial data is handled and secured...
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5 Ways that MFT Helps the Finance Industry

Managed file transfer (MFT) empowers organizations to reliably and securely exchange electronic data between systems and comply with various regulatory requirements. With MFT solutions, you can confidently facilitate internal and external enterprise data transfers, including sensitive, compliance-protected, or high-volume data.  The financial sector is...
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GDPR and its Relationship with Healthcare

    What is GDPR?   The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) establishes protections for the privacy and security of sensitive data for individuals in the European Union (EU). The data protection regulation was designed to harmonize data privacy laws throughout the EU and replaced the long-standing Data Protection Directive. GDPR regulations...
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Who is Protecting Your Healthcare Records?

  Patient Privacy is in Jeopardy: Data Breaches, High Payouts, and PHI How important is a patient's privacy? If your organization is a healthcare facility, the instinctive answer that comes to mind is "Very important!" After all, a patient's privacy is the basis upon which a doctor/patient relationship is based. Right? When it comes to patient data,...
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The Top 10 Healthcare Data Breaches of 2020

  2020 Was the Worst – in Healthcare Data Breaches Data breaches can have catastrophic consequences on those who are unfortunate enough to suffer from one. From steep costs and/or fines (in the millions) to a ruined reputation, data breaches are not to be taken lightly. This is especially true for the healthcare industry, where sensitive patient data,...
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How to Use MFT as a Workflow Automation Tool in Healthcare

  When it comes to managed file transfer (MFT) solutions, organizations across industries find them valuable for policy enforcement, user access control and authorization, risk reduction, and more. And when it comes to HIPAA and HITECH requirements, MFT shines as a secure workflow automation tool. MFT as a B2B Enabler What makes MFT a perfect...
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The State of Financial Services Cybersecurity

  From Robin Hood to Bonnie and Clyde to Equifax, banks and the finance industry have been in jeopardy since the beginning of recorded history. For one, banks and financial services are enticing targets. The promise of a big payout, whether by breaching the vault or ransoming sensitive personal data, is what keeps would-be bank robbers and cyber...
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Compliance for Healthcare: Secure File Transfer Holds the Key

  Complying with your doctor’s recommendations is the primary key to feeling good and staying healthy. Complying with the healthcare industry’s security standards and personal data protection requirements holds the key to avoiding an audit failure, paying steep fines, or trying to heal from the impact of a data breach. Sure, you can meet stringent...
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8 Real Ways Financial Organizations Use GoAnywhere MFT

  GoAnywhere MFT is the Ultimate Asset for Banking and Finance For banking and financial organizations, protecting sensitive customer data and meeting compliance requirements for regulations is critical. From controlling the exchange of sensitive cardholder data, to tracking file movements for easy auditing, GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer (MFT) is...
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How GoAnywhere MFT Helps the Healthcare Industry Thrive

  GoAnywhere MFT is Just What the Doctor Ordered The healthcare industry is a complex system full of regulations to comply with and highly sensitive data to move from one location to the next. From dramatic cost cutting, to eliminating manual processes, to strengthening data encryption and more, GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer (MFT) is just what the...
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How Banks are Benefiting from MFT Integration

  Trying to integrate and tie diverse internal and external banking applications, branches, systems and trading partners together so they work seamlessly with internal and central banking applications can have your IT department constantly untangling complex knots to ensure transactions and information flows easily. There is a way to untangle this...
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How 3 Financial Institutions Solve File Transfer Needs with MFT Software

  On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate the efficiency of your file transfers right now? If you use manual scripts, legacy software, or a myriad of free tools to balance your encryption, automation, cybersecurity, reporting, and collaboration needs, it’s possible you’ll rate your efficiency low on the scale. After all, professionals in banking and...
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The Best Cybersecurity Strategies for Banks and Financial Organizations

  Banks and financial institutions, take note: though the year is almost over, no one is safe from a data breach. Industries across the board have seen 4.5 million records stolen so far in 2018—a staggering 133% increase over those compromised in 2017. As you create updated cybersecurity plans and data breach prevention strategies for the new year, it...
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IT Pros in Healthcare: How to Choose a Secure File Transfer Solution

  Every healthcare provider wants to avoid being the next data breach headline—and unfortunately, we have seen many incidents and their consequences in 2018 so far. The causes of these data breaches range from wrongly configured databases to successful malware attacks and unauthorized user access. For those looking to avoid the pain, embarrassment,...
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5 Ways to Protect Your Financial Organization from a Data Breach

  While several industries, including business and education, make up a big portion of yearly data breach counts, banks and credit unions aren’t left risk free. According to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), the banking/credit/financial sector totals 5.8% of 2017’s data breaches as of June 30, 2017. That’s up two percent from 2016’s first half...
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Are Your Electronic Health Records (EHRs) Secure?

  Since moving to Electronic Health Records and modern EHR technology, the healthcare industry has taken great strides to enhance patient care, internal workflows, and business-to-business communication. These improvements bring organizations closer and closer to full integration with others in the industry; a goal that will, once fully achieved, help...