Overview September is fast approaching. And if you're classified as a HIPAA business associate, that could only mean one thing: it's crunch time. By September 23, you should have already complied with the requirements in HIPAA/HITECH's Final Rule. Some of those requirements affect file transfers involving protected health information.
Topics:
JSCAPE MFT,
Managed File Transfer,
Secure File Transfer
Overview A lot of people who often send files love FTP. The File Transfer Protocol allows users to transmit volumes of files over the Internet through uncomplicated FTP clients, some of which are already built-in in the two popular operating systems, Windows and Mac OS X. Sadly, this well-loved technology is not very secure. That's why people who craft regulations like PCI DSS are wary of it. They know that an attacker armed with a packet sniffer can easily obtain usernames and passwords just by sniffing an FTP connection.
Topics:
JSCAPE MFT,
Secure File Transfer,
FTP,
Encryption
Overview Vast technological advancements in the Internet are spawning new breeds of professionals who have learned to take advantage of the Internet's ubiquity, connectivity, and speed. Among these professionals are legal support individuals known as virtual paralegals.
Topics:
JSCAPE MFT,
Managed File Transfer,
Secure File Transfer
Overview During eDiscovery, a large number of ESI (electronically stored information) files may have to be shared among attorneys, paralegals, other support staff, and the opposing litigators themselves. Since the information in these files can be vital to the outcome of the case, attorneys must ensure these files' availability, privacy, security, and integrity. In this post, we'll take a look at the ideal conditions for file sharing during an eDiscovery process and then talk about why an MFT Server is the perfect tool for the job.
Topics:
JSCAPE MFT,
Managed File Transfer,
Secure File Transfer
Overview E-Discovery can be a very expensive and time-consuming process. Hence, it would be wise to minimize the possible impact of exposure. One way to achieve this is to eliminate activities that result in needless dispersion of electronically stored information (ESI). Incidentally, one such activity exists in the realm of file transfers and that's what we're going to talk about now.
Topics:
JSCAPE MFT,
Managed File Transfer,
Secure File Transfer
JSCAPE is pleased to announce the release new versions of it's Secure FTP Factory (9.0), Secure iNet Factory (9.0) and SSH Factory (4.0) Java networking components suites. The changes made as part of these releases are centered around the SSH and SFTP protocols and include the following: Enhancement - Ability to set the maximum incoming window size on the Ssh class. Enhancement - Ability to respond to OpenSSH keep alive request. Enhancement - Ability to set the file modification time using Sftp class. Bug Fix - Fix issue with Ssh and Sftp class automatically closing channels upon a server disconnect.
Topics:
News,
Secure File Transfer,
SFTP
The Internet has greatly simplified and hastened the way we share files with trading partners and colleagues based in other countries. But unknown to many of us, these transborder file transfers can involve personal information, which may be subject to certain national and international laws and regulations.
Topics:
JSCAPE MFT,
Managed File Transfer,
Secure File Transfer
Applying OpenPGP encryption to a file containing credit card numbers In Part 1, we showed you how to configure DLP on a group directory in order to detect uploaded files that contained credit card numbers. Then in Part 2, we laid out the steps for sending an automatic email notification whenever such files were detected. This time, we're going to teach you how to protect those files using OpenPGP encryption.
Topics:
JSCAPE MFT,
Managed File Transfer,
Business Process Automation,
Secure File Transfer
Overview In this article we will discuss the creation of some security conscience notifications. We will be using Triggers to respond via email when certain events take place that an administrator may wish to know about immediately. This can be useful when you have a complex configuration on your JSCAPE MFT Server that includes many Users, Groups and Triggers.
Topics:
JSCAPE MFT,
Managed File Transfer,
Business Process Automation,
Secure File Transfer
Overview One of the most powerful feature in JSCAPE MFT Server is Triggers. If you've been using triggers, then you probably already realize how handy they are in automating business processes that involve secure file transfers. However, if you've never employed regular expressions on your triggers, then you're just scratching the surface of this highly versatile feature.
Topics:
JSCAPE MFT,
Managed File Transfer,
Secure File Transfer,
Triggers
