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November 19, 2008

LDAP Integration

I'm hearing more and more about larger companies requiring that their secure and managed file transfer solution integrate with their LDAP database for end user authentication.

This type of integration enables company-wide solution deployment with centralized user management control for thousands of employees.

The Ipswitch family of file transfer servers includes tight LDAP integration. Here are a couple of links to learn more about Ipswitch's worldclass family of secure and managed file transfer servers:

* Secure File Transfer: WS_FTP Server

* Managed File Transfer: MOVEit DMZ

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November 14, 2008

What makes FTP secure?

The WS_FTP Professional Security Guide is a great resource to understand the basics of using an FTP program.

In the security section, there's a nice chart describing -- SSL, SSH and OpenPGP

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November 12, 2008

FREE WS_FTP Professional through TrialPay

This post is for those of you in need of a secure file transfer client but who also don't want to pay for the best that money can buy.

Ipswitch has made the industry-leading WS_FTP Professional secure file transfer client available for free through TrialPay.

"Try or buy one offer from your preferred brands and get your favorite products—free. TrialPay uses money from the advertiser to pay for your product. It's that easy."

http://www.trialpay.com/checkout/?c=502781b&tid=A7DW8Al

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November 06, 2008

Webinar: The new WS_FTP Server 7

Looking for a secure, reliable and affordable file transfer server? If so, check out this webinar on the recent v7 release of WS_FTP Server.

Webinar Overview: Learn about the new features available with WS_FTP Server 7 and see it in action during the demonstration. WS_FTP Server solutions are easy to use and implement, quickly enabling network administrators to:

* Deliver complete security
* Take advantage of powerful administrator tools
* Maintain high server availability
* Meet compliance requirements
* Provide a flexible file transfer solution

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November 03, 2008

NEW WEBINAR: PCI DSS and Secure File Transfer

PCI DSS compliance requires any organization that accepts or processes credit card transactions to protect the security, privacy and confidentiality of cardholder information... AND to document who accesses it, and the security measures (including encryption) that are taken to prevent theft, loss, or accidental disclosure.

Of course, as with most compliance initiatives, PCI DSS compliance is more complicated and far-reaching than it initially looks.

For those of you interested in learning a bit more about PCI DSS as well as PA DSS, check out this new free webinar by three industry experts.

* David Taylor: Founder of the PCI Alliance
* Walter Conway: eCommerce & PCI DSS consultant and expert in Electronic Payments
* Kevin Gillis: VP Product Development at Ipswitch File Transfer

Here's a link to Walter's PCI DSS News & Information blog that gives more info about this new and informative webinar.

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October 29, 2008

Do you follow all the rules?

Every company I've ever worked for has had their own set of rules from the IT group that employees are told to follow. And while the rules have certainly evolved over time as more and more complex technology becomes part of our daily job routines, one thing seems to have stayed constant -- Not everyone follows all the rules all the time!

Here's some nice commentary from CSO magazine titled "3 Reasons Why Employees Don't Follow Security Rules".

Gartner analyst Frank Kenny chimes in on the major reasons he believes that people don't adhere to corporate security policies -- and what they need in order to get on board with the rules. Frank does a great job of tying his thoughts back to today's common employee need of having to share files and data.... And how doing so in a non-secure and rogue manner can certainly put sensitive company data and information at risk of being compromised.

Anyways, here are Frank's 3 major reasons:
* They don't know the rules
* If they do know the rules, no one is enforcing them
* Rules get in the way of productivity

Makes sense.... And sure does sound simple enough.

Can it really be that easy?

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October 23, 2008

Secure & Managed File Transfer -- Why Best-in-Class Companies are saying it’s a Must Have

The Aberdeen Group just published a new report on Secure & Managed File Transfer that I'd say is a must read for anyone interested or responsible for ensuring that their organization uses safe, reliable and compliant solution for both internal and external movement of company information.

Here are a couple of great stats from the paper:
o The number one driver for an organizations focus on Secure Managed File Transfer is “collaboration with trusted third parties”

o "Protecting data in transit” is the leading strategy being employed by best-in-class organizations investing in Secure Managed File Transfer

I think this quote summarizes the current business trend nicely and highlights the growing adoption of leading file transfer solutions: "Secure/managed file transfer is rapidly becoming a ubiquitous need -- both between organizations and within organizations, both for regularly scheduled data transmission and for ad hoc collaboration -- between partners, suppliers and customers everywhere."

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October 21, 2008

FIPS 140-2 and Secure Copy

Two exciting new features are included in the latest release of WS_FTP Server 7.

Here the summary of FIPS according to Wikipedia:
FIPS originates from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). It issued the FIPS 140 Publication Series to coordinate the requirements and standards for cryptography modules which include both hardware and software components. Federal agencies and departments can validate that the module in use is covered by an existing FIPS 140-1 and FIPS 140-2 certificates which specifies the exact module name, hardware, software, firmware, and/or applet version numbers.

Secure Copy (SCP) simply enables secure file transfers using product supporting the Secure Shell (SSH2) protocol, such as PuTTY and OpenSSH, and provides easy interoperability with Linux and Unix systems. SCP can interactively request any passwords or passphrases required to make a connection to a remote host. This means that during an upload, the client feeds the server with files to be uploaded, optionally including their basic attributes (permissions, timestamps). This is an advantage over the common FTP protocol, which does not have provision for uploads to include the original date/timestamp attribute.

WS_FTP Server 7 is in a better position to deliver the industry’s highest security to help businesses protect the confidentiality and integrity of their data. More on the release of WS_FTP Server 7, can be viewed on the WS_FTP Server 7 product website.

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