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7 Things CEOs Can Do To Stay Clear Of The Waves of Data Breaches

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Overview

The departure of Avid Life Media (Ashley Madison's parent company) CEO Noel Biderman wasn't the first time an executive resigned due to a data breach. It's actually the third from a high profile company over a span of a little more than a year. And chances are, it won't be the last.

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Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Secure File Transfer

What Is A Key Exchange?

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Overview

Before any files can be securely sent over protocols like FTPS, HTTPS, and SFTP, the two communicating parties must engage in a key exchange. What's that?

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Topics: Secure File Transfer, SFTP, FTPS, key exchange

Understanding The Limitation of IRS' "Get Transcript" Multi-Step Authentication

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Overview

The multi-step authentication system used to secure the IRS "Get Transcript" application required several pieces of data that only the taxpayers could have known. But even that wasn't strong enough to prevent the recent data breach. That's because the system had one serious limitation.

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Topics: News, Secure File Transfer

A Key Takeaway From The IRS Data Breach

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Recently, we learned that the total number of accounts that may have been compromised in the IRS data breach might have exceeded 330,000. That alone's already more than twice the original estimates when the breach was first disclosed in May. But aside from the growing numbers, there are a couple more details that really stand out.

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Topics: News, Secure File Transfer

SCP vs SFTP - 5 Key Comparisons | JSCAPE Managed File Transfer

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SFTP vs. SCP Overview

Both SCP and SFTP run over TCP port 22 by default. Both are also used for transferring files. So are they one and the same? If not, what's the difference between the two? In this post, we compare them in terms of qualities essential to file transfers: speed, security, functionality, support for large files, and support for resuming transfers. Let's see which protocol has the advantage.

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Topics: Secure File Transfer, SFTP, file transfer, SCP

SMTP vs IMAP vs POP3 - Knowing The Difference

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Overview

Your ability to send and receive emails is largely due to 3 TCP protocols: SMTP, IMAP, and POP3. If you've got a couple of minutes to spare, now's a good time to know what they are and how they differ from one another.

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Topics: Secure File Transfer, FTP

How to Use Public Key Authentication with Partners | JSCAPE

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Overview

Several months ago, we published a tutorial crafted to help network/server administrators prepare trading partners for SFTP automation. That article lacked one important feature found in SFTP - public key authentication. So today, we've devoted one full tutorial that focuses on that.

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Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Business Process Automation, Tutorials, Secure File Transfer, SFTP

12 File Transfer Protocols for Businesses | JSCAPE

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Overview: File Transfer Protocols for Businesses

Still wondering which file transfer protocol is right for your business? Here are a dozen you can choose from. Below this list, we've also added brief descriptions of these data transfer types to make your choice easier.

  1. FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
  2. HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
  3. FTPS (FTP over SSL)
  4. HTTPS (HTTP over SSL)
  5. SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol)
  6. SCP (Secure Copy)
  7. WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning)
  8. WebDAVS
  9. TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
  10. AS2 (Applicability Statement 2)
  11. OFTP (Odette File Transfer Protocol)
  12. AFTP (Accelerated File Transfer Protocol)
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Topics: Secure File Transfer, SFTP, FTPS, Accelerated File Transfer, transfer protocols

Various Linux SCP Examples To Get You Started With Using Secure Copy

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Overview

SCP (Secure Copy) is a quick, easy way to transfer files securely between two Linux machines. If you don't mind using the command line and all you want is a simple way to upload or download files on Linux, this series of SCP examples should be all you'll need to learn how to do it.

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Topics: Tutorials, Secure File Transfer, SFTP

5 Questions Every CEO Should Ask About Company File Transfers

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Overview

Most chief executive officers would have no time to scrutinize their organization's file transfer activities. That's bound to change once they start asking these 5 simple questions.

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Topics: Managed File Transfer, Business Process Automation, Secure File Transfer

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