Securing all the data your organization exchanges is a need, not a want in today’s cybersecurity environment. To minimize the risk of a security breach – whether intentionally malicious, or accidental through user error – takes the proverbial village of proactive measures. One of these is employing strong protocols such as AS2 (Applicability...

In today's data-driven world, organizations increasingly rely on the cloud to transfer files securely and efficiently. Whether you are working in a pure cloud environment, a hybrid setup, or leveraging Managed File Transfer as a Service (MFTaaS), ensuring the security of your file transfers is paramount. In this blog, we'll explore the best...

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...

HIPAA Compliance and File Transfer: What You Need to KnowThe Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) secures the Protected Health Information (PHI) of healthcare system users within the United States. Since the Omnibus Rule went into effect in 2013, millions of healthcare “business associates” have been included under the...

Fast, faster, and fastest. With technology comes the benefit of speed to get through tasks easier and yes, faster. Transferring files is no exception. Organizations want and need files to get to their destination quickly and reliably. What Might Slow Down a File Transfer? Getting that business-critical file where it needs to be can sometimes be...

Edited on 5/8/2024Check out the brief video below, which quickly covers these 11 file transfer protocols, their uses, and the security that comes along with them: 1.FTP7.TCP2.FTPS8.AS23.SFTP9.AS34.SCP10.AS45HTTP11.PeSIT6.HTTPS As organizations have become more cloud-based, connected, and remote what was once easily done – transferring files securely – has become...

GoAnywhere is an industry leader according to the well-respected Info-Tech Research Group. Read on to download the MFT Category Report and learn what goes into this rating.

When it comes to information security, few industries top the government – at all levels – when it comes to requirements and compliance designed to protect the sensitive data it collects, manages, and exchanges. And while it may seem like just more red tape, these standards and requirements are for the benefit of the people as well as the...

A good look at one of the industry’s most trusted annual cybersecurity reports will tell you attackers are stepping up their game — and leaning into what works. The Verizon 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report analyzed 16,312 security incidents and 5,199 breaches this year, crunching the numbers to find the patterns. From the soaring cost of ransomware to a staggering trend towards financially...

Complying with stringent industry requirements, such as those of PCI DSS, is not an option. It does not, however, have to be unreasonably difficult or an unwieldly task. Technology solutions, such as secure file transfer, can help shoulder some of the more tedious, repetitive, or security-centric burdens and help organizations avoid substantial...

What is Needed to Move Large Files?Big files need big solutions, or rather solutions capable of reliably and securely moving files in and out of an organization. Instead of relying on free or open-sourced solutions that “might” move a big file, consider your organization’s needs around file sizes, security, encryption, compliance requirements for...

What is Common Criteria Certification? Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation (or, Common Criteria, as it is more popularly known), is the international standard used to affirm a computer security software solution’s security certification. In other words, it helps provide assurance to users or potential buyers that what is...

Collaboration tools like Box.com and managed file transfer (MFT) tools like GoAnywhere MFT, are not the same. Both, however, have unique advantages, depending on your organization’s requirements around data. Box is a cloud-based tool for organizational teams to collaborate, manage, and store content. GoAnywhere MFT is a secure managed file transfer...

Cybersecurity is an arena that is ever-changing – from the actual threats posed, to the astoundingly creative ways to nab sensitive data, to the solutions and best practices organizations need to adopt to meet the changing challenges head on.Each week, if not day, a new article, tweet, or blog post comes out that warns of a new data security event,...

When it comes to cybersecurity, joining the individual strengths of separate solutions to defend against cybersecurity threats is just smart business.What are Some Recommended File Security Pairings?There’s no question that cybersecurity worries are at the top of the list for many organizations and their IT teams. As this Canalys Newsroom article...

Managed file transfer (MFT) empowers organizations to reliably and securely exchange electronic data between systems and comply with various regulatory requirements. With MFT solutions, you can confidently facilitate internal and external enterprise data transfers, including sensitive, compliance-protected, or high-volume data. The financial...