It’s customer data, financial information, or anything else critical to business, data must be securely shared to guard against cyber attacks and other security risks. Although there are a variety of methods to transfer large files, some methods are more secure than others. The most secure way to transfer sensitive data is to use a business tool that is secure which is encrypted. It also offers protected data storage location and authentication for both parties. The best secure file-transfer tools are also user-friendly and are designed to be accessible to non-IT users.
Managed file transfer (MFT) is a platform that allows businesses to share and exchange huge amounts of information with partners on an ongoing basis. It works by transferring data directly between systems and networks instead of using email or other methods that aren’t as secure. MFT solutions offer encryption automated, central management that ensures compliance and transparency of all activities.
Secure file transfer can be done via a managed MFT platform or an on-premise or cloud solution like GoAnywhere MFT, IBM Aspera and Tresorit. These platforms save the data into an MFT database, unlike traditional file sharing systems. This is a way to separate the sender and recipient systems while enabling access control policies to be applied to the entire transfer data stored. The platform also allows for interruptions and resumes, as well as parallel copies of files to be distributed simultaneously to multiple destinations and on-demand transfer of files.
When you are looking for an efficient and secure solution for file transfer it is important to know the minimum security and compliance standards that must be adhered to. Certain frameworks, like HIPAA or GDPR, include encryption requirements which can file sharing and deal-making be met by an MFT/SFTP solution.