Glossary

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GDPR

Short for the General Data Protection Regulation. It was designed to protect the personal data of EU (European Union)-based individuals, while harmonizing data privacy laws throughout the EU.

GLBA

Stands for the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. It is a federal law enacted in the U.S. to control the ways that financial institutions deal with the private information of individuals.

GnuPG

Stands for GNU Privacy Guard. It is a free software replacement for Symantec’s PGP cryptographic software suite, compliant with RFC 4880. Also known as GPG.

GoAnywhere Gateway

An enhanced reverse and forward proxy that gives organizations an additional layer of security for exchanging data with trading partners.

GoAnywhere MFT

A managed file transfer solution that automates and secures file transfers using a centralized enterprise-level approach.

GoDrive

A cloud-based file sharing alternative available from GoAnywhere. It provides Enterprise File Sync and Sharing (EFSS) services for your employees and partners.

GoFast

A file transfer acceleration protocol in GoAnywhere MFT that can transmit data considerably faster than traditional FTP. 

Google Drive

A file storage and synchronization service developed by Google. It is available as a GoAnywhere Cloud Connector. 

GPG

Stands for GNU Privacy Guard. It is a free software replacement for Symantec’s PGP cryptographic software suite, compliant with RFC 4880. Also known as GnuPG. 

GZIP

A file format and a software application used for file compression and decompression using the GZIP standard.