Secure File Transfer
The Challenge
Today’s market is more and more based on information flow. Getting the right information to the right person at the right time is the key approach for business success. It is critical that the implementation of this strategy ensures that the storage and transfer of information is reliable and secure.
File transfer as a business process provides end-to-end visibility, security, auditability and compliance management. Rising regulatory compliance and government mandates such as HIPAA, PCI DSS, Sarbanes-Oxley, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, BASEL II, J-SOX and FIPS are compelling companies to establish a management strategy that includes the file transfer process, integrates into existing compliance processes and minimizes cost of compliance to the bottom line.
A secure and managed file transfer approach can assist companies’ better meet the challenge of safely and reliably exchanging electronic business information.
When applying this strategy, the technology-based method of uploading or downloading information both internally and externally, becomes a mission-critical component of an information-rich business process.
Successful execution of this strategy means businesses must be able to manage the information flow and maintain end-to-end control over all aspects of information movement between any two entities. It is critical that the execution of this strategy ensures that the storage and transfer of information is secure and reliable. The confluence of internal and external threats translates into increased operational risk to the successful execution of your business strategy. These merging risks include:
- The security and reliability of the information exchange process
- Pressure to increase efficiency while reducing business IT costs
- Maintaining regulatory compliance
The Solution
The Secure file transfer platform performs all operations with a standards-based and interoperable secure transport protocol. Uninterrupted security is built into the core foundation of the architecture, by one of the most respected companies in the business.
The encryption engine is FIPS 140-2 certified, arranging the establishment for a solution that meets the security criteria of the most demanding governmental institutions in the world.
Its components interoperate with standards-based third-party solutions permitting fast and resource-optimized operation into existing environments, and flexible connectivity with external partners.

Figure 1. Secure File Transfer
- Reduce the cost and risk of providing access to critical data due to adherence to privacy and security regulations
- Simplify file transfer business process to better understand, monitor and quickly respond to changing business requirements
- Secure file transfer communications via embedded security
- Provide data management, monitoring and scheduling (including tracking auditing and guaranteed delivery)
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