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How to prevent sniffer attacks with encrypted FTP

Overview A lot of people who often send files love FTP. The File Transfer Protocol allows users to transmit volumes of files over the Internet through uncomplicated FTP clients, some of which are already built-in in the two popular operating systems, Windows and Mac OS X. Sadly, this well-loved technology is not very secure. That's why people who craft regulations like PCI DSS are wary of it. They know that an attacker armed with a packet sniffer can easily obtain usernames and passwords just by sniffing an FTP connection.

Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Secure File Transfer, FTP, Encryption

JSCAPE MFT server plugin for outlook 2010 released

JSCAPE is pleased to announce the release of JSCAPE MFT Server Plugin for Outlook 2010 (version 2.2). This release contains a number of usability enhancements and bug fixes.

Topics: News, Ad-Hoc File Transfers, JSCAPE MFT

Software audits health and security of file transfer services

JSCAPE is pleased to announce the release of JSCAPE MFT Monitor. JSCAPE MFT Monitor is a software application developed to monitor the health and security of file transfer services. "File transfer services are the backbone of many organizations data exchange processes. For an organization to function properly these critical file transfer services must offer reliability, high-performance and security." said Van Glass, CEO of JSCAPE. The performance and reliability of file transfer services can greatly impact an organizations ability to conduct business with it's clients and trading partners. Left undetected, poor performing file transfer services can result in breaches of SLAs (Service Level Agreement), breakdown of internal processes, disappointed customers and possible loss of revenue.

Topics: News, JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer

How to share files with a virtual paralegal

Overview Vast technological advancements in the Internet are spawning new breeds of professionals who have learned to take advantage of the Internet's ubiquity, connectivity, and speed. Among these professionals are legal support individuals known as virtual paralegals.

Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Secure File Transfer

Ensuring regulatory compliance in eDiscovery file transfers

Overview During the eDiscovery phase of civil litigation, lawyers may be given access to a lot of electronically stored information (ESI), some of which might be covered by certain laws/regulations. To avoid harsh penalties and preserve client confidence, attorneys must move to secure ESI especially during file sharing, when the information can be exposed to a variety of threats.

Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer

AnyClient brings file transfer to the cloud

JSCAPE is pleased to announce the release of AnyClient 5.0. This release provides users with automatic two-way synchronization of site settings between their desktop installations of AnyClient and their AnyClient Web account.

Topics: News, JSCAPE MFT, File Transfer Clients

Advantages of using a managed file transfer server during eDiscovery

Overview During eDiscovery, a large number of ESI (electronically stored information) files may have to be shared among attorneys, paralegals, other support staff, and the opposing litigators themselves. Since the information in these files can be vital to the outcome of the case, attorneys must ensure these files' availability, privacy, security, and integrity. In this post, we'll take a look at the ideal conditions for file sharing during an eDiscovery process and then talk about why an MFT Server is the perfect tool for the job.

Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Secure File Transfer

How MFT server file sharing minimizes potential eDiscovery costs

Overview E-Discovery can be a very expensive and time-consuming process. Hence, it would be wise to minimize the possible impact of exposure. One way to achieve this is to eliminate activities that result in needless dispersion of electronically stored information (ESI). Incidentally, one such activity exists in the realm of file transfers and that's what we're going to talk about now.

Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Secure File Transfer

Open internal file transfer servers to external users

Do you have mountains of data on your internal network, some of which you would like to easily share with external users via the Internet? If so, you may have found this difficult to implement due to technical and/or regulatory compliance issues. Well, now there is a solution.

Topics: JSCAPE MFT

Updated versions of java SFTP and SSH components released

JSCAPE is pleased to announce the release new versions of it's Secure FTP Factory (9.0), Secure iNet Factory (9.0) and SSH Factory (4.0) Java networking components suites. The changes made as part of these releases are centered around the SSH and SFTP protocols and include the following: Enhancement - Ability to set the maximum incoming window size on the Ssh class. Enhancement - Ability to respond to OpenSSH keep alive request. Enhancement - Ability to set the file modification time using Sftp class. Bug Fix - Fix issue with Ssh and Sftp class automatically closing channels upon a server disconnect.

Topics: News, Secure File Transfer, SFTP