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Problems Secure File Transfer Solves in Financial Services

Wed, 10/12/2022
Nowhere is trust more important than in the financial services industry. People operate on trust when they invest their life savings in a bank account, build their 401K, take out a life insurance policy, transfer their stocks, or make an online payment. The transactions just work, and – we take for granted – the money is where it should be. But even that is built on a deeper web of trust. On the...
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How to Identify Cybersecurity Needs for File Transfers

By Heath Kath on Thu, 10/06/2022
Cybersecurity. The word or concept seems to arise at some point in nearly every news feed lately. Its prominence has risen over the past few years as the impact of inadequate cybersecurity and very determined cybercriminals is so substantial – whether you’re a small business or a large, sprawling enterprise. Before we dive into how to identify your cybersecurity needs, let’s first define...
Encryption
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This Month in Cybersecurity: GTA 6 and Uber Hit with Leaks

Tue, 10/04/2022
It seems that bad actors aren’t just related to Hollywood. As technology increases, and organizations invest more in cybersecurity strategies, hackers elevate their own tactics as well. Even major corporations aren’t immune, which only goes to show the importance of pushing for strong solutions to protect your data like with secure file transfer solution, GoAnywhere MFT . September proved to be a...
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What Your Organization Needs to Know About Secure File Transfer

Mon, 10/03/2022
It’s safe to say that the last few years have significantly increased the demand for Secure File Transfer (SFT) solutions such as GoAnywhere MFT . When the pandemic made vast numbers of the working population work from home almost overnight, there was a sudden spike in the requirement for robust and effective SFT. People needed to share documents and other files when working from home, and they...
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Secure Government Files with a Managed File Transfer Solution

By Heath Kath on Wed, 09/21/2022
If government IT departments were to debate on key cybersecurity issues, one that likely keeps people up at night is how to help ensure their sensitive, often top-secret, data is secure when being sent in and out of their network. While there may be several candidates in the running to address this cybersecurity issue, a leading solution contender would be secure managed file transfer, which can...
Managed File Transfer
Case Study
Case Study

Alliant Credit Union Enhances PCI DSS Compliance with GoAnywhere MFT Agents

Industry: Banking & Finance As a member-owned credit union headquartered in Illinois, Alliant Credit Union processes and tracks over 500 file transfers a week. These file transfers must consistently meet the needs of their members and remain 100% PCI DSS compliant . For years, Alliant Credit Union relied on a combination of solutions and manual file transfers to execute their daily business...
Case Study
Case Study

Ernest Iannucci, Vice President of IT | AF&L Insurance

American Fidelity and Liberty Insurance Ernest Iannucci and his small IT team at American Fidelity and Liberty Insurance found managing data transfers from the SQL database into DB2 tables on the iSeries was eating up significant time and resources, and demand for various reports was heavy, especially at month-end. GoAnywhere helped Ernie's team automate their processes and improve their error...
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SOX Compliance: What You Need to Know

By Heath Kath on Mon, 09/19/2022
What is SOX or Sarbanes-Oxley Act? SOX, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, was enacted by Congress in 2002 to help provide better security for the general public and consumers. It was structured to improve corporate governance and accountability and to better shield the public from malicious or unintentional misuse of financial data. Remember those well-publicized and substantial financial scandals pre...
Compliance
Managed File Transfer
Press Release
Press Release

Fortra Acquires Vera to Broaden Data Security Portfolio

MINNEAPOLIS (DECEMBER 23, 2020) —Fortra announced today the acquisition of Vera , a leading cloud-based data protection solution provider. Vera empowers customers in financial services, manufacturing, media & entertainment, and other industries to achieve the fine balance between strong security and productive collaboration by giving users the ability to secure, track, audit, and revoke data...
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Overcome the Limits of Email Attachments with FileCatalyst

Thu, 09/15/2022
“Email too large.” That dreaded bounceback message you get after sending an important email with a large attachment can be avoided. Most email systems impose a strict 25 MB size limitation on attachments. That just doesn’t cut it today, with hundreds of data-rich large files, videos, and more needing to be exchanged throughout the day. There is a way to ensure that your large attachments make...
Fast File Transfer
Case Study
Case Study

Bruce Collins, Senior Manager of Applications | AAA Cooper Transportation

AAA Cooper Transportation With customers around the country exchanging shipping records, order forms, and more, Bruce Collins from AAA Cooper Transportation needed a solution that would protect those files in motion, and that would help his team streamline their workflows to save time and money. Transcript: My name is Bruce Collins. I work for AAA Cooper Transportation. We're a trucking company...
Press Release
Press Release

Scammers Access 50% of Compromised Accounts Within 12 Hours According to New Research

FOSTER CITY, Calif. and LONDON (June 8, 2021) — Fortra's Agari , the market share leader in phishing defense for the enterprise, unveiled today the results of an investigation into the anatomy of compromised email accounts. The threat intelligence brief, titled Anatomy of a Compromised Account , is the first research of its kind, showcasing how threat actors use credential phishing sites to gather...
Press Release
Press Release

Fortra Makes its MFT Solution More Global

MINNEAPOLIS December 10, 2019 – Fortra today announced a new release of its award-winning secure managed file transfer (MFT) software GoAnywhere. The new version makes it easier for customers to share critical information around the world with their trading partners via more global EDI standards and broader language support. Featuring support for EDIFACT (Electronic Data Interchange for...
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How MFT Can Offset the Rising Cost of Data Breaches in 2022 

Tue, 09/13/2022
There’s plenty to be concerned about when it comes to data breaches . At top of mind, there’s always the information that’s stolen, be it customer data, personal emails, confidential files, or any other number of company secrets that are supposed to remain within the company. Then there’s the monetary cost of the data breach – the amount of dollars your company must pay to repair the damage and...
Encryption
Managed File Transfer
Case Study
Case Study

Adams County Colorado Automates File Transfers Across Multiple Systems with GoAnywhere MFT

Industry: Government As the fifth largest county in Colorado, Adams County keeps its IT team busy managing a multitude of tasks across several different systems. The Challenge: Integration With Diverse Systems While they depend heavily on JD Edwards EnterpriseOne ERP solution for many back office functions, the team needed a simple and consistent way to automate the transfer of data between JD...
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Managed File Transfer
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Case Study

MFT Helps Reduce Insurer's File Transfer Risk

Industry: Insurance As a commercial and personal insurance company Fortegra is in the business of managing and controlling risk and the potential loss that can occur. Fortegra provides specialty insurance protection in North America, as well as in Europe, with more than 50 insurance and warranty solution products offered. They have been in business since the late 1970s and have grown to become the...
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Case Study

Florida’s Public Defender’s Office 4th Circuit Achieves Successful File Transfers and Secure Collaboration with GoAnywhere MFT

Industry: Public Sector Processing felony and misdemeanor information hasn’t always been an easy task for the Public Defender’s Office - 4th Circuit in Jacksonville, Florida. Originally, the process of receiving, handling, and entering court details into their database relied on paper documents that were delivered by hand and entered manually by full-time data entry employees. But when the county...
Managed File Transfer
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Case Study

Bristol Hospital Takes No Risks with Sensitive Data, Implements MFT

Industry: Healthcare Delivering the best possible experience for its patients is very important to Bristol Hospital. In addition to receiving excellent care, patients need to trust that the hospital is also protecting their health records and other sensitive data. GoAnywhere MFT from Fortra has allowed Bristol Hospital to ensure that trust with strong data encryption, authentication, and audit...
Compliance
Managed File Transfer