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Thinking about Managed File Transfer? MFT Trials are Invaluable.

  Image Test-driving MFT Technology is Invaluable Taking a car out for a test drive provides a ton of insight. That sleek magazine ad or dazzling showroom floor may tempt you, but sometimes flashy looks and skilled salespeople can deliver a ride that doesn’t quite live up to your expectations. Getting behind the wheel to put that...
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The 10 Biggest Data Security Breaches of 2021

  Image   2021 Was Not Fun for Those Who Suffered a Data Breach   Although 2021 brought about many positive changes and more of a return to normalcy, it did not bring fun times for the many organizations who suffered from costly data breaches. With the numbers, costs, and impacts of a data breach on the rise, it’s important to do...
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Making MFT Work in Today's Enterprise

  Image One of today’s major IT challenges is the work of moving large amounts of data between systems and facilities, and doing so securely and economically. GoAnywhere, a secure data transit platform for Managed File Transfer (MFT), offers a solution. GoAnywhere provides autonomous control of a company’s data. The platform encrypts...
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What is Encrypted File Sharing?

  Image What is Encrypted File Sharing? Whether you’re sending data back and forth for edits or accessing a shared document, file security is important. Encrypted file sharing is a method of securely exchanging data either internally or externally by encoding data and protecting its transmission. Data encryption uses algorithms to...
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Why You Should Invest in MFT

  Image   Let’s Look Forward   As we approach the New Year, the importance of secure file transfers is only going to grow as cybersecurity threats expand and more and more sensitive data needs to be exchanged. So, let’s look forward and see why now is the perfect time to invest in a secure managed file transfer solution like...
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What Are Self-Service MFT Capabilities?

    Image What Are Self-Service MFT Capabilities? The act of self-service is a simple action to provide the capability for business users to do the work and carry out tasks themselves. Self-service capabilities should be simple and effective, ensure security standards are adhered to, meet compliance regulations, and elevate the...
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Is MFT the Next Big Integrating Technology?

  Image 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...
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Fortra Acquires Enterprise Data Loss Prevention Leader Digital Guardian

    Digital Guardian strengthens Fortra’ data security portfolio with SaaS and managed service-enabled endpoint, network, and cloud data loss prevention. MINNEAPOLIS, October 27, 2021—Fortra announced today the acquisition of Digital Guardian, the industry’s only SaaS provider of data loss prevention (DLP) solutions for large and mid-sized...
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The 5 Biggest Cybersecurity Threats of 2022: How to Avoid Cybersecurity Attacks

  Image Cybersecurity is one of the biggest issues of our time. Organizations are gradually investing more and more into cybersecurity. Microsoft expects to be investing upwards of $1 billion a year on cybersecurity for the foreseeable future and they certainly won’t be the only organization to increase their spending. In 2019,...
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How Windows Works with GoAnywhere MFT

  Image What is MFT? Managed file transfer, often shortened to MFT, is a category of software solutions that centralize and secure data movement. The majority of MFT solutions offer automation and encryption to simplify file transfers within organizations and to trading partners. Related Reading: What is MFT and How Does it Work? ...
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The Benefits of Secure Collaboration Tools

  Image Content collaboration platforms have become critical to an organization’s growth, especially within the context of increased remote work. However, not all content collaboration platforms are created equal: some platforms will prove to be clunky and difficult to navigate, which defeats the purpose of utilizing them. What is...
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What’s the Number One Enterprise MFT Solution?

  Image Enterprise operations make critical decisions daily with an impact often felt around the world. One of those choices: selecting the right enterprise managed file transfer (MFT) solution to ensure all the data exchanged daily both internally and externally is secure and the exchange process is automated to maximize...
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Is SFTP a Good Choice for Enterprise-level MFT?

  Image Organizations large and small face hundreds of decisions each day – some more critical than others, but all with potentially large-scale impact on employees, trading partners, and customers. When it comes to deciding how to best collaborate and share often-sensitive, proprietary files across your organization, carefully...
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The Ultimate Guide to GDPR

  Image   The Guide to GDPR   The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a regulation that 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...
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Is On-Premises Enterprise File Sharing Right for Your Business?

  Image Now that offices are re-opening and bringing employees back under one roof, do you need to revisit your on-premises file sharing solution? What is On-Premises File Sharing? Like other file sharing solutions, including Dropbox, Google Drive, and Box, on-premises file sharing solutions give employees flexibility in how and...
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The Top Tips for Optimizing File Transfer Productivity

  Image The Top Two Tips for Optimizing File Transfer Productivity Transferring data securely from point A to point B is a non-negotiable for most organizations. However, that doesn’t mean that the process needs to be tedious. Don’t get bogged down by old file transfer methods that are slow and unreliable. Rather, optimize your...
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This Month in Cybersecurity: Bolstering Defenses and Best Practices

  Image Every day, cybersecurity becomes more important for businesses. Organizations have a need to protect their customer data and the number of attacks that businesses have experienced has increased. The bottom line is that cybersecurity news and best practices are important to pay attention to. Without further ado, let’s get...
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GDPR and its Relationship with Healthcare

  Image   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...
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3 Reasons to Enhance MFT With Fast File Transfer Solutions

  Image For many organizations, the first step toward optimizing workflows and sharing information securely is adopting a managed file transfer (MFT) solution. This is a major step that can change a lot in the way organizations conduct their business and the bottom line is that it can be a lucrative and much more secure decision to...
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The Biggest Cyber Risks Organizations Face Today

  Image   Today’s Biggest Cyber Risks   When your organization handles sensitive data on a consistent basis, the looming threat of cyber risks is around every corner. Although cyber threats aren’t going anywhere anytime soon, the good news is that resources like cyber threat intelligence metrics can help with analyzing risks and...