September 27, 2010 at 1:05 am · Filed under Managed File Transfer, Secure Information Exchange
By Bill Buie
Several low-cost, no-cost file transfer solutions are available for use in the workplace. The decline in IT budgets and support staff make these inexpensive or home-grown solutions seem attractive and “good enough” to help resolve basic file transfer needs. But good enough doesn’t always cut it in today’s world. Often these low-cost, no-cost solutions don’t meet growing and complex IT infrastructure and security requirements and can end up costing you more by sacrificing reliability and uptime, ease of use, and providing sub-par security measures.
To help you meet your bottom line without compromising on capabilities or security, GlobalSCAPE is offering our Enhanced File Transfer (EFT) Server at no cost through the end of 2010.
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September 16, 2010 at 9:52 am · Filed under Managed File Transfer, User Experience
By Johnny Wright
Whether through convenience or a lack of tools and knowledge, employees at organizations of all sizes continue to send large, and often times sensitive, files and information through unmanaged, unmonitored and insecure means like personal email, instant messaging, and social networks. This behavior is putting many companies’ network security at risk.
In fact, this year’s Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report indicated that 48 percent of breaches were caused by insiders, an increase of 26 percent over the previous year. Not surprisingly, among the reasons for these breaches were privilege misuse, which accounted for 48 percent and social tactics which comprised 28 percent in the report.
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