Setting up security scanners for your SFTPPlus MFT Server
Introduction
The following is a short guide on how you can set up a security scanner for your SFTPPlus MFT Server installation. For this guide, we have chosen a free and open source scanner, OWASP Zed Attack Proxy or zaproxy, as an example.
Of course, there are a number of …
IPv6 support for HTTP/S, FTP/S, SFTP and SCP File Transfer Services
Why get ready for IPv6?
According to the Akamai Q1 2017 State of the Internet Connectivity Report, "approximately 5 million IPv4 addresses were depleted from available pools at the Regional Internet Registries in the first quarter, leaving approximately 39 million addresses remaining."
In response to the steady depletion of IPv4 …
Data Loss Prevention - Systems, Software and Strategies
What is Data Loss Prevention (DLP)?
Data Loss Prevention (or DLP for short) is the application of technology and policies in order to detect and prevent potential data breaches and data ex-filtration. Data that is of particular interest include sensitive emails, documents and other information leaving the organizational boundary. Data …
Understanding the exchange between SFTP Client and SFTP Server
Why read this?
As part of meeting the Accounting component of the AAA (Authorization, Authentication and Accounting) framework, each event and action on the server and/or the client-side are recorded by SFTPPlus. These events have an associated Event ID which is also publicly searchable both on our website and …
Tips to managing your file transfer requirements
Designing a file transfer system can be a difficult task. Which file transfer protocols should I use? Do I need server-side or client-side software or both? How do I authenticate my file transfer users securely?
Your first step in this journey is to understand your requirements. In this post, we …
Securing data and file transfers between SFTPPlus and third parties
Why read this article
In order to have a fully established file transfer and sharing system, you need to implement integration at all the other layers including the OS. SFTPPlus can be integrated with external tools and third parties in order to help establish these integration requirements.
This article is …
Faster GDPR compliance with SFTPPlus MFT
As of April 2016, the European Parliament and Council adopted a new legislation that will replace, in May 2018, the old personal data protection law for European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EAA) residents. The new regulation is called The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The purpose of the …