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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 Mobile Malware?

  Image   Meet Mobile Malware   Mobile malware is a malicious kind of software that hackers use to specifically target and collapse operating systems on smartphones, tablets, and smartwatches in order to steal confidential data. Generally speaking, mobile devices aren’t as secure as computers. So, it’s not a stretch that the...
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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 is SOC 2 and Why it Matters for Security

  Image There are some things in life that should be a given: rollercoasters are inspected regularly, chefs wash their hands, and your organization’s file transfers are secure. That last is a little more nebulous to see immediate cause-and-effect (it’s not like your rollercoaster car rolling off the tracks or getting food poisoning!...
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What is Zero Knowledge Encryption?

  Image What is Zero Knowledge Encryption? If zero knowledge means every piece of information is absolutely confidential, and all data remains only with the user of a software or service, how does zero knowledge apply to encryption? Zero knowledge encryption basically states that data is kept secure via a unique user or encryption...
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What is the DROWN Attack?

  Image What is the DROWN Attack? The Decrypting RSA with Obsolete and Weakened eNcryption (DROWN) Attack is a serious vulnerability that affects HTTPS and other servers that rely on Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)/Transport Layer Security (TLS). Essentially DROWN is an attack vector that leverages a cross-protocol bug in servers...
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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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The Difference Between Data Privacy, Data Protection, and Compliance

  Image Data privacy, data protection, and compliance: they’re similar, but not the same. If you’re like most IT professionals, you may have used these terms interchangeably, and with good reason: all data privacy laws deal with protection, many data protection laws have privacy at their heart, and both outline compliance...
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The Surprising Relationship Between Data Privacy Laws and File Sharing

  Image Location, location, location. Not just the mantra of realtors and would-be buyers – it’s also a concern for data security professionals world-wide. As cloud computing has ramped up across industries, the physical location of stored data has been called into question, alongside concerns stemming from data privacy laws. Read...
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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 is the Data Security Lifecycle?

  Image Heists of yore claimed stacks of cash, gold bars, or even dazzling jewelry as their prizes. Today, data is the motherlode for criminals. And rather than enormous vaults and security guards, organizations now employ data security software to keep their data protected. Digital data requires different types of protection than...
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HTTP vs. TCP: What's the Difference?

  Image HTTP vs. TCP Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) are both computer protocols involved in the transfer of data, but while they individually serve their own purpose, they have a close relationship. Let’s break down what HTTP and TCP actually are, what sets them apart, and how they work...
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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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What Are the Current Cyber Threat Trends in 2021?

  Image Many current cyber threat trends hinge on change and uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether it’s a panicked email recipient falling for a phishing scheme, innovations in ransomware, or simply remote workforces offering larger surfaces to attack, the goal of each is to find gaps in your company’s cyber security...
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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...