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What We Learned in Our Inaugural State of Cybersecurity Survey

Image No one knows the challenges of securing an organization like the professionals who carry that responsibility daily. We set out to better understand the things they deal with and what they plan to focus on in our inaugural 2024 Fortra State of Cybersecurity Survey. Here are five key takeaways from the survey.  81% Call Phishing...
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Sharing Financial Files: Benefits of MFT

Image 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...
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Why Choose AS2 for Secure File Transfers?

Image Securing all the data your organization exchanges is a need, not a want in today’s cybersecurity environment. To minimize the risk of a security breach – whether intentionally malicious, or accidental through user error – takes the proverbial village of proactive measures. One of these is employing strong protocols such as AS2 ...
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How MFT Helps Move Large Files

Image What is Needed to Move Large Files? Big files need big solutions, or rather solutions capable of reliably and securely moving files in and out of an organization. Instead of relying on free or open-sourced solutions that “might” move a big file, consider your organization’s needs around file sizes, security, encryption,...
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Why is it Smart to Bundle Cybersecurity Solutions?

Image When it comes to cybersecurity, joining the individual strengths of separate solutions to defend against cybersecurity threats is just smart business. What are Some Recommended File Security Pairings? There’s no question that cybersecurity worries are at the top of the list for many organizations and their IT teams. As this...
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FTP 101: What are the Basics?

There's no shortage of shortage when choosing just the right FTP for your organization. Learn the differences and which FTP may be right for you.
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Education Industry: How MFT Can Help Stretch Resources

Image Educational institutions, from preschools to university systems, face increasing pressure on budgets as well as personnel lately. When every minute and every dollar counts, bolstering existing resources where possible can offer a bit of relief. One way to stretch those human resources is by automating some of the tasks that are...
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PCI DSS 4.0 - What to Expect, What's Coming, How to Comply

  Image Get ready for more stringent PCI DSS compliance requirements. The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) updated its version 4.0 requirements in March 2022, in large part to address increasingly sophisticated cybercriminal threats. Rapidly growing contactless and cloud-based card usage also helped nudge an update to PCI DSS...
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Security Risks of File Transfers and How to Reduce Them

  Image Transferring files between customers and trading partners, especially files containing sensitive data without appropriate data security protection solutions applied, involves at least some level of risk. You might accidentally send files to the wrong recipient. Or your latest email attachment was sent with an unsecure File...
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How to Secure Your Data Exchanges

  Image Exchanging Data Securely Requires Stepped Up Data Transfer Methods Exchanging data is easy, right? Just grab a file, attach it, and hit “send.” Then sit back and relax. Not so fast! If you want to securely exchange data and protect any sensitive data your files may contain, you need to send them with a secure file transfer...
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What Do Emerging Data Privacy Laws in the U.S. Mean for You?

  Image What is Data Privacy? One can think of data privacy as all the processes involved in how confidential or personal information or data is collected, used, and shared or governed. No singular policy governs data privacy, with requirements and penalties varying across states and countries. Data privacy laws are legal constructs...
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Secure File Transfer Drives Compliance and Efficiency for Credit Unions

  Image The unwavering protection of personally identifiable information (PII) is the foundation upon which financial and banking organizations build their services and instill trust in customers. Achieving this requires credit unions and related companies to navigate a fine balance between stringent data security and business...
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How to Send Big Files Quickly

  Image Big and fast. Speedy and large. It’s a combination that’s sometimes tricky to execute, especially when it comes to sending large data files rapidly. Do you sacrifice speed? Do you risk having files interrupted mid-stream? Or do you roll the dice and hope your file won’t be rejected from the starting gate? You don’t have to...
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AS2 Drummond Certified: GoAnywhere MFT Delivers Security and Interoperability

  Image If you’re looking for a secure managed file transfer solution, why not check one out that has been recognized by the Drummond Group as AS2-certified? The AS2 features in Fortra' GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer (MFT) solution, were reviewed and tested against the world's highest standards, as set by the Drummond Group. ...
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Best Practices to Share Large Files for Work

  Image There are thousands of ways you could share large files, both with your colleagues or with friends and family: you can choose from half a dozen popular file storage and synchronization services, specialized one-time services, or even email. But there are some differences in best practices when it comes to personal versus work...
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Improve Your Big Data File Transfers: 11 Security Features to Consider

  Image New challenges and new opportunities have arisen due to big data, which is altering the nature of file transfer technology. The Good News Big data is leading to new file sharing technology, which is making it easier to solve certain big data file transfer problems. On the other hand, it is increasing the bandwidth...
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What is Drummond Certification?

  Image Drummond Certification: What is it? The Drummond Group is a third-party certification body that certifies software products and solutions to ensure a given solution does what it says it will. A security solution that goes through their extensive certification process earns the right to add the Drummond-certified distinction...
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Avoid a PCI Breach; Avoid Costly Consequences

  Image Trending and making news headlines can be great for business, but not if the reason you’re making news is because of a PCI breach. Any organization that processes credit or debit card information is vulnerable, but any organization can also take steps to minimize their risks and the costly mitigation efforts that follow a...
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AS2 vs. FTP

  Image When it comes to B2B communications, AS2 and FTP rank among the most popular file transfer protocols. Each protocol can serve your business in a different way, which makes it important to examine your needs along the research journey. Today we’re going to examine AS2 vs. FTP by their key components to help you decide which...
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The 5 Biggest PCI Compliance Breaches

  Image The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is the main information security standard for organizations that process credit or debit card information must abide by. The guidelines established in PCI DSS cover how to secure data handling processes. While most organizations work to avoid PCI compliance breaches...