The departure of Avid Life Media (Ashley Madison's parent company) CEO Noel Biderman wasn't the first time an executive resigned due to a data breach. It's actually the third from a high profile company over a span of a little more than a year. And chances are, it won't be the last.
Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Secure File Transfer
Before any files can be securely sent over protocols like FTPS, HTTPS, and SFTP, the two communicating parties must engage in a key exchange. What's that?
Topics: Secure File Transfer, SFTP, FTPS, key exchange
The multi-step authentication system used to secure the IRS "Get Transcript" application required several pieces of data that only the taxpayers could have known. But even that wasn't strong enough to prevent the recent data breach. That's because the system had one serious limitation.
Topics: News, Secure File Transfer
Recently, we learned that the total number of accounts that may have been compromised in the IRS data breach might have exceeded 330,000. That alone's already more than twice the original estimates when the breach was first disclosed in May. But aside from the growing numbers, there are a couple more details that really stand out.
Topics: News, Secure File Transfer
Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) and Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) are both widely accepted alternatives to the enduring but highly vulnerable File Transfer Protocol (FTP). Since both protocols run on Secure Shell (SSH), IT professionals working with SSH-oriented platforms, such as Linux or UNIX, are often faced with the dilemma of choosing between the two when implementing secure file transfers. If you’re in a similar predicament, this post should help you make the right choice.
Topics: Secure File Transfer, SFTP, File transfer, SCP
Your ability to send and receive emails is largely due to 3 TCP protocols: SMTP, IMAP, and POP3. If you've got a couple of minutes to spare, now's a good time to know what they are and how they differ from one another.
Topics: Secure File Transfer, FTP
Several months ago, we published a tutorial crafted to help network/server administrators prepare trading partners for SFTP automation. That article lacked one important feature found in SFTP - public key authentication. So today, we've devoted one full tutorial that focuses on that.
Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Business Process Automation, Tutorials, Secure File Transfer, SFTP
Still wondering which file transfer protocol is right for your business? Here are a dozen you can choose from. Below this list, we've also added brief descriptions of these data transfer types to make your choice easier.
Topics: Secure File Transfer, SFTP, FTPS, Accelerated File Transfer, transfer protocols
SCP (Secure Copy) is a quick, easy way to transfer files securely between two Linux machines. If you don't mind using the command line and all you want is a simple way to upload or download files on Linux, this series of SCP examples should be all you'll need to learn how to do it.
Topics: Tutorials, Secure File Transfer, SFTP
Most chief executive officers would have no time to scrutinize their organization's file transfer activities. That's bound to change once they start asking these 5 simple questions.
Topics: Managed File Transfer, Business Process Automation, Secure File Transfer