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4 Benefits of On-premises Enterprise File Sync and Sharing

  The value of mission-critical business documents can't be overstated — but lax or renegade employees or trading partners can put your sensitive data at risk with reckless storage or sharing practices. Luckily, knowing that your data hasn't been exposed is as easy as implementing a secure Enterprise File Sync and Share (EFSS) solution. There are a...
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User Sharing and Collaboration: Security Concerns, Risks, and How to Securely Collaborate

  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 concerns and a variety of...
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What are the Secure Messaging Standards in Australia?

  Secure Messaging in Healthcare Healthcare is essential to live a healthy life, but it shouldn’t come at the expense of your privacy. Healthcare is an industry that will always be growing, which means that if your situation transitions to a place where you need to see a new doctor or a specialist, your very private and personal health records will...
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What is Wrong With Free File Transfer?

  Free time! Free food! Free kittens! All great concepts, right? Free file transfers! Ummmm, not so much. The old adage, “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is…” definitely holds when it comes to file transfers. After all, the data you send to third-parties, vendors, customers and even internal staff is priceless and, in the wrong hands,...
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What is the California Consumer Privacy Act?

  The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the latest data privacy law in the Golden State, went into effect on January 1st, 2020. Some have compared it to the UK’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), and they’re not far off – like the GDPR, the CCPA is intended to protect individuals’ private data by making data collection and usage more...
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Top Data Breaches of 2019: How You Can Minimize Your Risks

    Top Data Breaches of 2019: How You Can Minimize Your Risk   Your organization made the headlines! That’s great, right? Not if it’s because you had sensitive data breached. A data breach can wreak financial and logistical havoc for you, your customers, patients, employees, and others. More importantly, it can severely impact the reputation you’ve...
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8 Surprising Ways to Use GoAnywhere's Secure Folders Module

    What is Secure Folders? Secure Folders is a licensed module GoAnywhere MFT offers its users. It provides access to authorized files and folders on the server or network location through a HTTPS Web Client. However, it can do so much more with its array of features. Read on to learn 8 surprising ways to use GoAnywhere’s Secure Folders module. 1....
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What is PIPEDA?

  PIPEDA, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, is a privacy law that applies to private-sector organizations and businesses throughout Canada. The goal of PIPEDA is to ensure that all provinces and territories protect personal data. This includes: Asking for and obtaining consent when an individual’s information is...
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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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PDPA in Singapore Helps Protect Personal Data

  What is the PDPA of 2012? The Personal Data Protection Act of 2012 (PDPA) is a law designed to regulate and enforce the proper collection, use, disclosure, and care of the personal data of citizens in the Republic of Singapore. The Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) is charged with establishing policies and for reviewing organizational...
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Should You Use a File Sharing App?

  Should You Use a File Sharing App? File sharing apps like Dropbox and Google Drive certainly have their appeal. They are user-friendly, often free, and do the job of getting information from one user to another. Until they don’t. Or, until your files are hacked, get into the wrong hands, live in infamy, have unrestricted access, or are manipulated...
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7 Essential Resources on PCI DSS Security

  Note from the Editor: This article was originally published in February 2017. It has been updated with resources current to PCI DSS version 3.2.1. Did you know that 80% of organizations are not compliant with PCI DSS requirements? That means, if you’re reading this, there’s a pretty good chance your company needs to make adjustments to...
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What is Secure File Sharing?

  What is Secure File Sharing? Secure is the operative word here. Dozens of applications allow you to transfer files – small to large – between different users or organizations. A secure file transfer solution, at its most basic, secures the movement of files while at rest and in transit confidentially – all within a protected mode. Secure file...
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Need a Cloud-Based MFT Environment? Try a Hybrid Cloud Setup

  Cloud integration is growing in popularity, but committing 100% to the cloud isn’t always practical or secure for organizations. If you’re in the market for cloud-based solutions, read our quick overview below. For a more comprehensive exploration of when to choose a hybrid cloud and how keep your data encrypted through and after the transition to a...
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What are SFTP Servers?

    What are SFTP Servers? A typical file transfer server helps transfer files server-to-server or client-to-server, and SFTP servers are a more protected version: they encrypt data to keep sensitive information secure while moving files, and some have the added bonus of encrypting files at rest. SFTP servers use a single data channel in which login...
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What Port Does SFTP Use?

        Different Protocol, Different Port Ports, also known as channels, are an integral part of the successful delivery and communication process of secure files. Although the specific protocols that operate on these ports makes the most difference, are you aware of which actual port SFTP uses? What is SFTP? SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) is...
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Open PGP and GoAnywhere MFT: What You Need to Know

        Which Solution is Right for You? Open PGP vs. GoAnywhere MFT If you have sensitive files that need to get from point A to Point B securely, you may have considered utilizing Open PGP or a managed file transfer solution, like GoAnywhere MFT. Do you know which option is the best fit for your organization? What is Open PGP? Open PGP is an...
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Meeting IT Security and Compliance Requirements with GoAnywhere MFT

  Meet your IT and compliance requirements easily with GoAnywhere MFT. GoAnywhere helps organizations and IT professionals comply with an array of strict regulations, methods, and technologies. To open a larger, clickable image, choose the "Download" option below. DOWNLOAD   For more of an in-depth look...
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Which is Better? - AS2 vs. AS4

    AS2 vs. AS4   AS2 and AS4 are both popular file transfer protocols that allow businesses to exchange data securely with their business partners. However, what is the difference between them, and which of the two is better? What is AS2? AS2 (Applicability Statement 2) is a protocol specification that’s used to transmit sensitive data securely...
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GDPR: Understanding the 8 Rights of Data Subjects

Find out what these new rights mean for your organization and how you can prepare.   GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is the EU’s new legal framework that replaced the EU Data Protection Directive in May 2018. While the directive was merely a recommendation, GDPR carries the force of law. The purpose of GDPR is similar to...