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How Important is Auditing Your File Transfers?

  When you send someone a file using FTP, how do you know (and later prove) that it was successfully sent? Consider the Complexities It might be possible to save a screenshot as long as the process was simple and you can see all the commands on a single screen. But what if your commands start getting complex? And if you start sending quite a few...
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SFTP vs. FTPS: What's the Best Protocol for Secure FTP?

What is Secure FTP? SFTP vs. FTPS: Secure FTP Authentication SFTP vs. FTPS: Secure FTP Implementation SFTP vs. FTPS: Speed SFTP vs. FTPS: Security Watch a Demo An increasing number of organizations are looking to move away from transferring data with FTP (a standard file transfer protocol). In the beginning stages of research, questions often arise...
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Driving Securely Through the Cloud

  Cloud computing is not for everything and not for everyone, but it has made a permanent mark in the lexicon of technology services. And there is a lot of hype around cloud computing and what it can do for organizations. To be fair, it is a very powerful tool. But it’s important to work out how you can use it most effectively and securely. The best...
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Are You Next in Line for a Data Breach?

  A Data Breach is Closer Than You Think As the percentage of data breaches increase, the risk of organizations losing your sensitive data also increases. No one wants to receive the news that some or all of their personally identifiable information (PII) was stolen. Sure, there are people who are victims of various phishing scams, but it's more...
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The Culture of Data Security

  Here at Fortra, we hear a lot of buzz about protecting both customer and company data, but it's alarming how many IT departments and enterprise users are still not protecting their data correctly. According to the Ponemon Institute, fewer than 50 percent of organizations have comprehensive encryption protection in place. Prevention vs. Remediation ...
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What Makes FTP an Outdated Security Method

  Why is FTP an Outdated Protocol? FTP was designed as an easy mechanism for exchanging files between computers at a time when networks were new and information security was an immature science. In the 1970s, if you wanted to secure a server from unwanted access, you simply locked the computer room door. User access to data was controlled by the basic...
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Managed File Transfer Solution for IBM System p and System z

(October 20th, 2009) - Linoma Software [now Fortra] is proud to announce that its GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer (MFT) solution has been validated to run on IBM System p and System z platforms. Linoma worked with IBM through a special program, named Chiphopper, for the validation testing of GoAnywhere. Through the Chiphopper program, IBM provided Linoma's engineers with the equipment, software...
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Linoma Software [now HelpSystems] release New Solution for Managed File Transfers

(Ashland, NE) - August 24, 2009 - Linoma Software [now Fortra] proudly releases GoAnywhere Services - a new collection of secure data transfer services for your enterprise. GoAnywhere Services allows trading partners (e.g. customers, employees, vendors, etc.) to securely connect to your organization for exchanging files, documents and other types of data. This innovative solution eliminates the...