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A faster way to send big files essential to manufacturing

Overview With time-to-market gradually becoming a crucial competitive advantage, many manufacturers whose trading partners are located across the globe have started looking for faster ways of exchanging mission-critical files. Common file transfer methods such as email, cloud-based file sharing and FTP are turning out to be too slow for sending detailed CAD models and other massive files integral to manufacturing processes.

Topics: Managed File Transfer, Secure File Transfer, Accelerated File Transfer

10 essential attributes of secure file transfer systems

Overview: Secure File Transfer Systems Normally, when people send files over the Internet, they do it through email, FTP, or cloud-based file sharing services. That's perfectly fine if the files you send don't contain sensitive information. But if they do, you would have to employ a secure file transfer solution in order to prevent possible attackers from intercepting, viewing, stealing, or altering the information you transmit.

Topics: Secure File Transfer, SFTP, FTPS

HIPAA compliant file sharing server requirements

Overview September is fast approaching. And if you're classified as a HIPAA business associate, that could only mean one thing: it's crunch time. By September 23, you should have already complied with the requirements in HIPAA/HITECH's Final Rule. Some of those requirements affect file transfers involving protected health information.

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

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

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

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

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

Regulatory issues affecting transborder file transfers

The Internet has greatly simplified and hastened the way we share files with trading partners and colleagues based in other countries. But unknown to many of us, these transborder file transfers can involve personal information, which may be subject to certain national and international laws and regulations.

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

What to consider when setting up DMZ's reverse proxy & firewall

There are a number of things to consider when setting up the reverse proxy and firewalls in your DMZ. These things are going to have a significant impact on the performance and security not only on your file transfers but for your entire network in general, so you really need to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of each set up before deciding how you are going to put everything together. Let's talk about it when you request a free trial.

Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Secure File Transfer, FTP, Reverse Proxy