The bTrade newsletter “SHIFT” features product tips, industry commentary, informative case studies, and excerpts from our blog, MFT Nation. To view the archives containing previous copies of SHIFT, please click here. (more)
Data breaches and the protection of mission-critical data continue to be the most pressing concerns for both businesses and the U.S. government. While the government sector has remained committed to making investments to prevent such threats from happening, it seems that all-too-often another report surfaces about an agency falling victim to a data breach. (more)
The FTC v. Wyndham Worldwide Corp. case has generated a lot of attention relating to who is prosecuting the case—the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”). Many folks do not identify the FTC as an agency responsible for policing data security practices. Truth is the FTC has been using its unfairness authority to regulate data-security practices for many years. While the scope of the FTC’s authority to pursue companies for lax data-security practices is an interesting issue, we will not delve into it because it has nothing to with the MFT Nation’s mission, which is keep you updated on happenings in the world managed file transfer and data security.
A Solution with Monitoring and Scheduling Capability Is a Must
Effective data security is a vital part of delivering value to an organization. To maximize the value of electronic data while also reducing risk, we counsel organizations to take a centralized, global approach to Information governance. We believe that our MFT (Managed File Transfer) software provides a holistic solution for information governance issues because it has the features/functionality to address and resolve the core requirements of the many mandates, whether imposed internally or by external authorities. (more)
