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This Month in Cybersecurity: GTA 6 and Uber Hit with Leaks

Tue, 10/04/2022
It seems that bad actors aren’t just related to Hollywood. As technology increases, and organizations invest more in cybersecurity strategies, hackers elevate their own tactics as well. Even major corporations aren’t immune, which only goes to show the importance of pushing for strong solutions to protect your data like with secure file transfer solution, GoAnywhere MFT . September proved to be a...
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What Your Organization Needs to Know About Secure File Transfer

Mon, 10/03/2022
It’s safe to say that the last few years have significantly increased the demand for Secure File Transfer (SFT) solutions such as GoAnywhere MFT . When the pandemic made vast numbers of the working population work from home almost overnight, there was a sudden spike in the requirement for robust and effective SFT. People needed to share documents and other files when working from home, and they...
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Secure Government Files with a Managed File Transfer Solution

By Heath Kath on Wed, 09/21/2022
If government IT departments were to debate on key cybersecurity issues, one that likely keeps people up at night is how to help ensure their sensitive, often top-secret, data is secure when being sent in and out of their network. While there may be several candidates in the running to address this cybersecurity issue, a leading solution contender would be secure managed file transfer, which can...
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SOX Compliance: What You Need to Know

By Heath Kath on Mon, 09/19/2022
What is SOX or Sarbanes-Oxley Act? SOX, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, was enacted by Congress in 2002 to help provide better security for the general public and consumers. It was structured to improve corporate governance and accountability and to better shield the public from malicious or unintentional misuse of financial data. Remember those well-publicized and substantial financial scandals pre...
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Fortra Acquires Vera to Broaden Data Security Portfolio

MINNEAPOLIS (DECEMBER 23, 2020) —Fortra announced today the acquisition of Vera , a leading cloud-based data protection solution provider. Vera empowers customers in financial services, manufacturing, media & entertainment, and other industries to achieve the fine balance between strong security and productive collaboration by giving users the ability to secure, track, audit, and revoke data...
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Overcome the Limits of Email Attachments with FileCatalyst

Thu, 09/15/2022
“Email too large.” That dreaded bounceback message you get after sending an important email with a large attachment can be avoided. Most email systems impose a strict 25 MB size limitation on attachments. That just doesn’t cut it today, with hundreds of data-rich large files, videos, and more needing to be exchanged throughout the day. There is a way to ensure that your large attachments make...
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Scammers Access 50% of Compromised Accounts Within 12 Hours According to New Research

FOSTER CITY, Calif. and LONDON (June 8, 2021) — Fortra's Agari , the market share leader in phishing defense for the enterprise, unveiled today the results of an investigation into the anatomy of compromised email accounts. The threat intelligence brief, titled Anatomy of a Compromised Account , is the first research of its kind, showcasing how threat actors use credential phishing sites to gather...
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Fortra Makes its MFT Solution More Global

MINNEAPOLIS December 10, 2019 – Fortra today announced a new release of its award-winning secure managed file transfer (MFT) software GoAnywhere. The new version makes it easier for customers to share critical information around the world with their trading partners via more global EDI standards and broader language support. Featuring support for EDIFACT (Electronic Data Interchange for...
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How MFT Can Offset the Rising Cost of Data Breaches in 2022 

Tue, 09/13/2022
There’s plenty to be concerned about when it comes to data breaches . At top of mind, there’s always the information that’s stolen, be it customer data, personal emails, confidential files, or any other number of company secrets that are supposed to remain within the company. Then there’s the monetary cost of the data breach – the amount of dollars your company must pay to repair the damage and...
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GoAnywhere Services

In July of 2015, GoAnywhere Services was upgraded and renamed to GoAnywhere MFT , which is the next evolution in Managed File Transfer technology. GoAnywhere MFT merges the secure FTP server and collaboration features (adapted from GoAnywhere Services) with the workflow automation capabilities (adapted from GoAnywhere Director). This provides customers with a unified browser-based interface...

GoAnywhere by HelpSystems Listed by French Supplier CAIH Press Release

GoAnywhere by HelpSystems Listed by French Supplier CAIH Press Release faith.kostow Mon, 09/12/2022 - 09:44
France’s Centrale d'Achat de l'Informatique Hospitalière (CAIH) prepares and runs public contracts in the field of IT and telecom for its members, public and private non-profit health institutions. Created in 2014, it now has 1,300 members including EFS, FEHAP, FHF, Biomedicine Agency, UniHA, etc. The software publisher is widely present at the European and global level in the health sector for...
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How to Evaluate File Transfer Solutions

Thu, 09/08/2022
How to Choose a File Transfer Solution When it comes to software or technical solutions you’ve got options, sometimes too many of them. Thankfully, there are plenty of strategies to help you narrow down your choices and make an informed decision. You can ask an industry peer, read user reviews on any number of review sites, or request a demo or a free trial of one or more solutions. Any of these...
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GoAnywhere by Fortra Achieves AS2 Drummond Certification for MFT, Strengthening Company's Security Suite Stance

MINNEAPOLIS ( December 14, 2021 ) – Fortra announced today that its GoAnywhere managed file transfer (MFT) solution is AS2-certified by  Drummond Group . This certification recognizes that GoAnywhere meets the full interoperability testing, so information is exchanged and received securely and according to the Applicability Statement 2 (AS2) standards. AS2  is a popular protocol specification for...
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This Month in Cybersecurity: Has Cybersecurity Become the Greatest Concern for Global Business Leaders?

Tue, 09/06/2022
It can be easy for any organization to focus only on its own concerns and challenges. But irrespective of industry or location, one thing that unites businesses is the constant threat of a cyberattack and the damage it might cause. When sovereign wealth fund companies state cybersecurity is more of a concern than the market, or when Africa launches a new cross-continent cybersecurity center, it’s...
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Security Solutions for Managed File Transfer

Tue, 09/06/2022
By Christopher R. Wilder Research Director & Senior Analyst, TAG Cyber Forbes Contributor Businesses are sharing more sensitive information every day. CISOs and CIOs face the challenge of securing data shared between employees, customers, and third parties. Managed file transfer (MFT) is the solution most organizations use to send and receive files and data in a way that ensures the information...
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GoAnywhere Director 3.5.0 Released

Message Queues and Network Shares Added to Managed File Transfer Solution Linoma Software [now Fortra] has released version 3.5.0 of GoAnywhere Director, a Managed File Transfer (MFT) solution which will automate and secure the exchange of data with your customers, trading partners and enterprise servers. New features in GoAnywhere Director 3.5.0 include: Message Queues - Connects to enterprise...
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PCI DSS 4.0 - What to Expect, What's Coming, How to Comply

By Heath Kath on Tue, 08/30/2022
Get ready for more stringent PCI DSS compliance requirements. The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) updated its version 4.0 requirements in March 2022, in large part to address increasingly sophisticated cybercriminal threats. Rapidly growing contactless and cloud-based card usage also helped nudge an update to PCI DSS requirements, which were last updated in 2018 as version 3.2.1. The new...
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Are SSH and SFTP the Same?

By Heath Kath on Sun, 08/28/2022
Are SSH and SFTP the Same? SSH and SFTP are a classic pair. They intertwine when it comes to securing communication, and while they have similar capabilities, they are not the same thing . So, what’s the difference between them? Read on to find out. What is SSH? Secure Shell (SSH) is a transport layer that is used to secure logins and information moving between two endpoints. SSH use a combination...
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Security Risks of File Transfers and How to Reduce Them

By Heath Kath on Tue, 08/23/2022
Transferring files between customers and trading partners, especially files containing sensitive data without appropriate data security protection solutions applied, involves at least some level of risk. You might accidentally send files to the wrong recipient. Or your latest email attachment was sent with an unsecure File Transfer Protocol (FTP) method. That email you just received from a trusted...
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