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Your MFT POC Is Probably Testing the Wrong Thing

By Chris Spargen on Fri, 09/04/2026

Most file transfer proofs of concept begin with straightforward requirements. A few trading partners, a handful of workflows, and a limited number of endpoints can make almost any Managed File Transfer (MFT) solution appear capable. Evaluations commonly focus on technical capabilities such as SFTP support, encryption, scheduling, cloud connectivity, APIs, high availability, and audit logging. Those...

What Is Point-to-Point Integration?

Thu, 08/27/2026

Learn how direct system connections work, their benefits and limitations, and when to consider a centralized MFT solution.

Choosing an MFT Solution? Focus on Customer Outcomes, Not Features

By Chris Spargen on Tue, 08/18/2026

When organizations evaluate managed file transfer (MFT) solutions, those lengthy, bulleted features lists can make every vendor look remarkably similar. After all, most modern platforms support encryption, claim strong security, and promise automation, visibility, compliance support, along with easy administration. Yet after implementation, the experience and satisfaction amongst solutions can be...

What Market Leadership Can Tell You About an MFT Solution

By Chris Spargen on Wed, 08/12/2026

Choosing a Managed File Transfer (MFT) platform isn't simply a technology decision. It's a decision about how critical business data will move across and beyond your organization for years to come. Most MFT evaluations start the same way. Buyers compare encryption standards, supported protocols, deployment models, automation capabilities, and pricing. Those factors matter of course, but they...

FTP vs. Google Drive for Secure File Transfers

By Heath Kath on Mon, 08/03/2026

How Do FTP and Google Drive Compare For File Transfers? Organizations need reliable ways to share files internally and externally while maintaining security, governance, and compliance. That is why many teams compare FTP vs. Google Drive when evaluating their file sharing and transfer options. FTP is a legacy standard designed for server-based transfers and system integrations. Google Drive is a...

How MFT Supports HIPAA Compliance in Modern Healthcare

By Heath Kath on Thu, 07/30/2026

Healthcare organizations exchange clinical and operational data constantly. Everything from electronic health records (EHRs), lab results, imaging files, insurance claims, referrals, billing information, and patient communications move between providers, payers, business associates, cloud platforms, and third-party applications all day, every day. And much of that information contains protected...

SSH vs. SSL: Understanding Secure Protocols for Data Transfer

By Chris Spargen on Thu, 07/23/2026

SSH vs SSL: What’s the Difference and Which Is More Secure? Secure Shell (SSH) is a cryptographic network protocol that lets you connect to and manage a remote computer securely over an unsecured network, such as the internet. SSH essentially creates a secure tunnel where your data, such as passwords and commands, are encrypted so that hackers or eavesdroppers cannot see or tamper with your data...

TCP vs. SSH: What’s the Difference and How Do They Work Together?

By Heath Kath on Tue, 07/21/2026

When discussing secure networking and file transfers, IT professionals often encounter the comparison of TCP vs SSH. At first glance, these technologies may seem related, or even interchangeable, as they frequently work together in network communications. However, TCP and SSH serve very different purposes. People often compare TCP and SSH, as SSH typically operates over TCP, leading some to assume...

Secure Patient Data Without Slowing Care: Why Healthcare Organizations Are Rethinking Data Exchange

By Jeff Burkett on Mon, 07/20/2026

At 7:30 a.m., a physician reviews overnight lab results before morning rounds. Across the hall, a registration team is processing new patient intake forms. In another office, claims data is being sent to an insurer. Different workflows, different systems, and different teams, but they all depend on information moving quickly and accurately behind the scenes. Yet behind every one of these...

What Is SSH and How Does It Work?

By Heath Kath on Tue, 07/14/2026

Learn what SSH is, how Secure Shell works, and how it protects remote access, authentication, and secure file transfers.

Why Secure Data Exchange Is the New IT/OT Control Point

By Heath Kath on Wed, 07/08/2026

The IT/OT convergence problem isn’t where most teams think As organizations connect their information technology (IT) systems with operational technology (OT) environments, most security conversations are still focusing inward on endpoints, networks, and system hardening risks. But in practice, risk is not merely concentrated inside OT systems. It’s found at the edges, where data moves in and out...

Are You Paying for MFT Capabilities You’re Not Using?

By Heath Kath on Tue, 06/30/2026

Too many organizations don’t realize how much of their Managed File Transfer (MFT) investment goes unused until they take a closer look. If you think this applies to you, consider whether you’ve: Bought into a “full feature set” Planned extensively for future needs. Accepted bundled pricing as the norm Did you find that months after implementation you’re still only using a fraction of what you’re...

Protecting File Transfers with Real-Time Threat Detection and Encryption

By Chris Bailey on Mon, 06/22/2026

File transfers don’t fail in obvious ways anymore. In the vast majority of cases, they don’t break because of missing encryption or because a protocol is outdated. Most organizational environments already have those basics in place. The problem and cause of most failures now is what happens around the transfer: who initiates it, where it goes, how it behaves, and whether anyone even notices when...

How End-to-End Encryption Supports Modern Cybersecurity Strategies

By Heath Kath on Tue, 06/09/2026

As organizations expand across cloud platforms, partner ecosystems, and distributed work environments, the way data moves and how that data is protected has understandably become more complex. Traditional security models that were built around perimeter defenses are no longer sufficient as data now travels across networks the organization has no control over, making in-transit data protection as...

Industry-Ready MFT: Why Secure Data Exchange Still Breaks Across Sectors

By Heath Kath on Fri, 06/05/2026

Across industries, one thing is constant: business depends on data moving securely, reliably, and continuously. Whether that data is tied to payments, patient records, supply chains, or regulatory reporting, if file transfers fail, operations don’t just slow down, they can stall critical workflows entirely, creating downstream delays and risk. Yet despite how critical data movement is, many...

The Evolution of MFT: Why Secure File Transfer Is No Longer Enough

By Chris Bailey on Tue, 06/02/2026

For most organizations and IT teams, Managed File Transfer (MFT) hasn’t been something they set out to rethink. In most cases, it’s simply something they inherited. Typically, the MFT platform was put in place years ago to solve a clear problem: how to securely exchange business-critical files. Over time, that platform stayed in place as everything around it changed: Data volumes grew...

Why MFT That Looks Secure Still Fails in Practice

By Heath Kath on Tue, 05/05/2026

If you’ve worked with a Managed File Transfer (MFT) solution long enough, you’ve probably lived this: Everything checks out. Encryption is on. Audits pass. Compliance boxes are ticked. Nice, right? But risks to your data files still lurk just beyond that smooth experience. Files sometimes go to the wrong place; partner access is too liberal, and small changes can break something in a workflow that no...

Zero Trust in Practice: Building a Resilient Security Posture

By Heath Kath on Thu, 04/30/2026

People in an organization may first hear the phrase “Zero Trust” in a slide deck about security. It certainly sounds clean, logical, and relatively straightforward. However, when those same people try to apply Zero Trust in a real-world environment, the complexity quickly becomes apparent. “The reason Zero Trust can trip up some organizations is that, in practice, Zero Trust isn’t a product to...

FIPS 140‑3 Compliance: Why It Matters More Than You Think

By John Tkaczewski on Fri, 04/24/2026

There’s a moment most security leaders and teams recognize. It’s when encryption of sensitive files is technically “in place” and audits are going well but something still feels exposed. These doubts may arise because no one can confidently say how that encryption behaves under pressure, change, or attack. That’s where FIPS 140‑3 enters the conversation. Not as a checkbox, and not as a marketing...

How Managed File Transfer Protects Data in Motion

By Heath Kath on Mon, 04/13/2026

Data doesn’t sit still. Unless controlled, it’s like a 4-year-old hopped up on sugar, moving every which way, regardless of the situation. In most organizations, it’s constantly moving and often faster than the controls meant to protect it. Every day, these organizations move thousands of sensitive files between internal systems, cloud platforms, employees, customers, and external partners....