If you need to establish a secure connection between a client and server to transfer business-critical or sensitive files, an SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) port is a strong choice for securing data in transit. The SFTP port is a network port used to establish a secure connection or communication channel between the client and the server. It ensures that during transit, data is encrypted...

You may have heard about PCI DSS, but if you’re familiar with PCI CP (Payment Card Industry Card Production and Provisioning), chances are you’re a credit card manufacturer (or somewhere in the supply chain). And you also likely understand the risks of insecure file transfers in the PCI CP process. To level-set, we’ll review the basics of PCI CP requirements, and how GoAnywhere Managed File...

Sharing files in most any industry requires some level of security to protect what is often an organization’s most valuable asset – the data entrusted to it. When it comes to the military, the defense industry, or other high-security organizations – government or private – prioritizing the security of files via solutions that offer segmentation opportunities to thwart intrusion is a must...

Right now, we’re seeing a trend in the marketplace. Large enterprise customers want some sort of middleware to allow them to secure and streamline the connection between their internal systems and their vast external ones (think cloud-based resources and third-party services). In fact, the global managed file transfer market was valued at USD 2 billion in 2023 and is expected to grow to USD 4.9...

Dreaded network bottlenecks and the ensuing risk of downtime are anxiety-producing situations for many IT teams. Afterall, uptime is how business gets done and when that fails, the domino effect can have serious repercussions. Load balancing, however, can act as a preventative, to keep network traffic flowing.What is Load Balancing?Load balancing is...

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 or wrong answers to...

 Recovering from a disaster requires preparing with file transfer solutions that offer high availability and clustering, such as GoAnywhere MFT.

Is MFT Integration Software?MFT, which stands for managed file transfer, is not, strictly speaking, integration software. Managed file transfer at the most basic level is a transfer tool designed to get your data from A to B securely.Despite that, many MFT solutions take over the functions of everyday file transfer tools and scripts—automation,...