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Should You Use a File Sharing App?

Should You Use a File Sharing App? File sharing apps like Dropbox and Google Drive certainly have their appeal. They are user-friendly, often free, and do the job of getting information from one user to another. Until they don’t. Or, until your files are hacked, get into the wrong hands, live in infamy, have unrestricted access, or are...
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Transferring Big Files: Everything You Need to Know

We’ve all done it. Held our breath, crossed our fingers, or simply hoped for the best when hitting “send” to electronically share a large file. With a solid managed file transfer (MFT) in place, that critical keystroke doesn’t have to be so tense. With MFT, users can confidently move previously unwieldly files, knowing that delivery to a trading...
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What is Secure File Sharing?

What is Secure File Sharing? Secure is the operative word here. Dozens of applications allow you to transfer files – small to large – between different users or organizations. A secure file transfer solution, at its most basic, secures the movement of files while at rest and in transit confidentially – all within a protected mode. Secure file...
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5 Tips for Large File Transfers

It doesn't matter if you’re a small organization, a small-to-medium-sized (SMB) business, or an enterprise: at some point, you’ll likely need to exchange a large file transfer with a trading partner, third-party vendor, or client. If you don’t know how to support a large file transfer or lack the tools to execute it properly, this may be a...
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What is Operation Yellowhammer and How Does it Affect Data Transfers?

What is Operation Yellowhammer? If you are located in the United Kingdom (UK), then you may already be familiar with Operation Yellowhammer and its relationship to Brexit and the European Union (EU). For those of you that haven’t been briefed on Operation Yellowhammer and how it relates to Brexit, now is the perfect time to learn how this...
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GDPR: Understanding the 8 Rights of Data Subjects

Find out what these new rights mean for your organization and how you can prepare. GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is the EU’s new legal framework that replaced the EU Data Protection Directive in May 2018. While the directive was merely a recommendation, GDPR carries the force of law. The purpose of GDPR is similar to...
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Why Choose Managed File Transfer Over Free File Sharing Methods?

Why Choose Managed File Transfer? It’s no secret that many organizations struggle to fully protect the sensitive data their employees, customers, trading partners, and third-party vendors share. Free file sharing software and scripts are both common ways of transferring files, even though they’re not necessarily the most secure, can be complex,...
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What is a DMZ and Why Do You Need a DMZ Secure Gateway?

If you’ve watched a science-fiction movie about space travel, then you’ve likely seen some version of a scene in which an astronaut reenters their ship from the outside abyss. Because the ship exists as a haven from the dangerous environment of empty space, the astronaut cannot simply open the door and stroll directly into the cockpit. To do so...
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Fortra Makes File Sharing Easier for GoAnywhere Users with Enhanced Security with a Fresh Look

MINNEAPOLIS January 14, 2019 — Fortra today announced the latest release of its industry-leading managed file transfer solution, GoAnywhere MFT. This version has unveiled a new look for GoAnywhere: a modernized web interface that simplifies how users interact with others and share files in an increasingly-secure file transfer environment. GoAnywhere MFT Gets a Fresh Look GoAnywhere’s new look...
On-Demand Webinar

Accelerating File Transfers in Live Sports Production

Summary Producing live sporting event coverage has been, and continues to be, a challenging proposition for broadcasters especially with 4K resolution becoming commonplace, 8K on the near horizon and the continuing adoption of Virtual Reality (VR). With multiple cameras producing massive video files, moving all the uncompressed files for in-studio editing can be extremely challenging, especially...
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Spotlight on the Petroleum & Energy Industries (featuring NICE Software)

Summary Andrea Rodolico, NICE Software’s CTO and Co-Fonder sat down with FileCatalyst’s President and Co-Founder John Tkaczewski to discuss file transfers, and how they can be accelerated using FileCatalyst Direct. They also provide a description and case study of the joint solution leveraging the NICE Software Engine Frame and FileCatalyst Direct. What & How NICE Software had seen strong...
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Accelerate File Transfers with a Software Defined Media Network

Summary Alexander Sandstorm, Net Insight’s Product Manager, sat down with Elton Carneiro, FileCatalyst’s Director of Strategic Partnerships & Cloud Services, to talk about some of the best ways to accelerate file transfers with a software-defined media network. Alexander gives viewers a high-level “Software Defined Networks 101” overview, how it helps makes media workflow more agile. He also...
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3 Ways Your Peers are Using Secure Forms

If you exchange any amount of sensitive information as paper documents, electronic PDFs, images, or spreadsheets, you know keeping track of data and ensuring it gets where it needs to go can be a challenge. And if you work with multiple parties to receive this information, like employees, vendors, clients, stakeholders, and trading partners, you...
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15 Ways to Avoid Document Chaos with Secure Forms

Vendors, employees, customers, and trading partners exchange an abundance of files every day, often by a variety of means including mail, email, telecomm apps like Skype, shared file storage like Dropbox or Google Drive, and sometimes even SMS. While documents are an inescapable reality for busy organizations, keeping track of this data can be...
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5 Best Practices for IBM i File Transfers

Using IBM’s built-in FTP and Open SSH servers to transfer files to and from your IBM i systems can be time-consuming, if not simply riddled with fine details. From scripting knowledge to running specific (and sometimes obscure) commands, there’s a lot to consider—and the safety and integrity of your files is probably at the top of the list. ...
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30 Ways to Simplify Life with Advanced Workflows

Are you using GoAnywhere’s Advanced Workflows yet? If not, you’re missing out. What are Workflows? Workflows are projects you can create in GoAnywhere MFT to define your file transfers and improve your business processes. Each project is able to contain multiple tasks that execute in a seamless end-to-end workflow. Pretty neat, right? Why Use...
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Understanding the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)

Note from the Editor: This is an older resource on GDPR. For more on the latest GDPR resources, check out our GDPR resource page. Table of Contents Introduction What is the GDPR? GDPR and the Data Protection Directive 2018: The Year of GDPR GDPR and Brexit GDPR Fines and Penalties How to Prepare for the GDPR...
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How to Create a Cybersecurity Policy for Your Organization

The cyberattacks and data breaches that make the news are usually the ones that happen at big corporations like TJX or Home Depot. But every organization, large or small, needs to be concerned about cybersecurity. According to Security Magazine, the average cost of a data breach for a small business is between $36,000 and $50,000. And while the...
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Truly Secure On-Premises Document Management for HR

HR departments receive, generate, and accumulate substantial volumes of documents such as job postings, employment applications, resumes, reference checks, testing data, personnel files, wage and hour records, payroll records, and disciplinary files. GoDrive by GoAnywhere is a secure file storage and collaboration solution that's ideally...
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GoAnywhere Secure File Sharing App Released for Android

Omaha, Neb - June 24, 2013 In order to make transferring files on mobile devices more secure and convenient, Linoma Software [now Fortra] has released the GoAnywheretm File Transfer app for Android operating systems. This new app provides users on their Android phones or tablets with the ability to easily transfer files over an encrypted tunnel. Similar to the GoAnywhere web client for ad-hoc...