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What is a TFTP Server?

Image What is a TFTP Server?  TFTP, or Trivial File Transfer Protocol lives up to its name as it is a lightweight, simple protocol used to send files across a network. The server of this “trivial” protocol allows computers in and out of an organization’s network to exchange files using TFTP. As a lightweight protocol, there is less...
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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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Secure Your Cloud Data

Whether you are already moving select pieces of your business to the cloud, just starting the cloud conversation, or are considering establishing a hybrid environment, you're in good company. Organizations move to the cloud in some fashion for its flexibility, scalability, and faster deployment. However, there is still hesitancy in adapting cloud technology due to security...
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On-Premises vs. Cloud: Which File Transfer Method is Best for You?

Image If your organization is debating between on-premises and cloud deployment for your business-critical file transfer needs, there are a few considerations around compliance, resources, and infrastructure to help you determine which option makes the most sense for your organization.  “If you’re already using an on-premises...
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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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Transferring Government Files: MFT Addresses Biggest Challenges

Image Whether big government or small, assuring the security of files in the public sector is of utmost importance for security, as well as assuring any information from citizens is protected. According to 2021 US Census data, there are 90,000 government entities. Protecting the data these agencies handle is admittedly a big lift. ...
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WAFs Add Layer of Security When Using Web-based Apps

Image If your organization uses any web applications to conduct essential business functions to boost productivity and collaboration, and provide an easy, customer friendly way to deliver services, you should consider solutions that incorporate a WAF, or Web Application Firewall. A WAF is a firewall specifically targeting the...
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Secure Cloud File Transfers: Best Practices for Organizations

Image In today's data-driven world, organizations increasingly rely on the cloud to transfer files securely and efficiently. Whether you are working in a pure cloud environment, a hybrid setup, or leveraging Managed File Transfer as a Service (MFTaaS), ensuring the security of your file transfers is paramount. In this blog, we'll...
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Boost Your Cloud Security with MFT

Whether your files reside in the public cloud, private cloud, or within a hybrid environment, GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer (MFT) delivers the security and control you need to move data confidently between systems, locations, users, and trading partners.
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Considerations for Cloud File Transfers

Image Whether your organization is debating on moving your file transfer process entirely to the cloud, adopting a hybrid environment, or using a hosted SaaS solution, review the considerations below to help better clarify and get the organizational support needed for a cloud-based file transfer solution.  There are no absolute right...
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Collaboration Tools Like Box.com vs. MFT: What Do You Really Need?

Image Collaboration tools like Box.com and managed file transfer (MFT) tools like GoAnywhere MFT, are not the same. Both, however, have unique advantages, depending on your organization’s requirements around data. Box is a cloud-based tool for organizational teams to collaborate, manage, and store content. GoAnywhere MFT is a secure...
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Why Automate Encryption and Decryption for File Transfers?

Image Automating the encryption and decryption of the data you send out and receive can serve as a first line of defense against cybersecurity threats. And there are more benefits that can further reduce the pressure on your IT staff and administrators and increase security around the files you send and receive each day.   How Can...
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How to Transfer Data Securely When Moving to the Cloud

As more and more businesses move to a multi-cloud strategy, transferring data between cloud platforms has become a crucial aspect of the migration process, and due to the numbers of platforms and interfaces companies work with today, security, auditing, and maintainability of data transfers is growing ever more difficult.
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Control in the Cloud: Using MFT to Solve Your Data Challenges

The rapid digital transformation businesses are undergoing has fundamentally changed how data is managed. Cloud implementations are taking place in all sectors across all industries to take advantage of the value-added services implemented in the cloud through efficient data management. Managing and storing data in a cloud environment delivers cost savings, flexibility,...
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How Does MFT Help Your Business in the Cloud?

Image An increasing number of people are switching to cloud infrastructure for their businesses, and there are good reasons to do so. As an abundance of companies has already transitioned to the cloud, migrations are increasingly taking place within the cloud, as these organizations migrate between different cloud providers (known as...
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5 Key Challenges of Cloud Data Transfer in 2023

Image Many of the most revolutionary technological advances, such as AI, IoT, and remote/hybrid work, have been made possible by the widespread adoption of cloud computing. Cloud computing eliminates the need to purchase and maintain the costly hardware and software systems normally necessary for such resource-intensive programs....
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Taking File Transfer Security to Another Level

As companies move to adopt zero trust architecture, securing files and the confidential information they contain is top of mind, especially as sharing data has never been easier. Read our white paper, which covers: How to secure sensitive files and streamline the file transfer process How to protect transferred files wherever they may travel Industry-specific challenges in...