June 30, 2011 at 9:26 am · Filed under Risk Management
By Todd Doerr
When it comes to IT security, your employees can innocently create havoc in your organization. An interesting study just came out regarding USB sticks.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security wanted to find out what would happen if they dropped USB sticks in government and private contractor parking lots. Would people pick them up or ignore them? If the sticks were picked up…what would people do with them?
Amazingly, 60% Read the rest of this entry »
June 2, 2011 at 8:01 am · Filed under Managed File Transfer
By Johnny Wright
So you’ve put together all the details, tied up all the loose ends and that massive confidential file is ready to send to your CEO. All your hard work is tied up in one neat little package, also known as a very large data file. With the touch of the “send” key, your file heads off into the internet unknown headed to determine your future. Days go by, and no response. Did the file get there? Is it lost? Did it get hacked? Is it in the wrong hands? How can you know for sure?
Using a managed file transfer (MFT) server such as GlobalSCAPE’s Enhanced File Transfer server (EFT Server) is the best way to ensure that this situation never happens to you. The release of the new and improved EFT earlier this year made several improvements to the MFT solutions of the past. Enhanced visibility is one of the biggies. Visibility is key to avoiding the unnecessary stress that comes with sending data online and wondering what happens to it after you hit send.
Good visibility in an MFT server should provide complete insight into Read the rest of this entry »
