By ADuch -

What can we take away from the recent Zappos breach? Lucky for us, InformationWeek listed 8 lessons that all businesses should learn from the Zappos situation.

Lesson 1: Advance planning mitigates breach fallout

Lesson 2: Create a response plan in advance

Lesson 3: Issue a clear, timely warning

Lesson 4: Secure stored credit card data

Lesson 5: Notify customers in multiple ways

Lesson 6: Think of non-U.S. customers

Lesson 7: Tap external sites if necessary

Lesson 8: Pick the right breach support channels

For more details on each rule, please visit InformationWeek or click here.

By ADuch -

Here are 2 additional videos from Ipswitch’s Frank Kenney that follows up with my previous posts about visibility.

First, Frank Kenney talks about  how visibility leads to analysis, actionable intelligence and more streamlined processes.

Next, Frank Kenney will talk about how to proactively handle file transfer exceptions through visibility and analysis.

To learn more about visibility, managed file transfer, and other related topics, please visit IpswitchFT’s YouTube Channel.

By ADuch -

Now that we understand the importance of visibility, Ipswitch’s Frank Kenney is going to explain why having one consolidated view is critical and why organizations are having such a hard time achieving visibility.

To follow up on that, Frank Kenney will also explain how visibility into your file transfer process allows you to correlate critical information.

For more related videos, please visit the Ipswitch FT YouTube Channel.

By Erik Small -

Our parent company, Ipswitch, just released a maturity model that displays the different stages of file transfer processes.

It’s a great resource for IT Directors & Managers if they are trying to understand which solution and functionality might best fit their IT Project if it relates to FTP, moving large files, or securing data during transfers from location to location.

Take a look and bookmark it!

Ipswitch File Transfer Launches Managed File Transfer Maturity Model

http://www.ipswitchft.com/Company/news.aspx?pressid=180

By Erik Small -

Are you in a business environment dealing with file transfer security, enterprise integration or complex SOA?

Register to attend an Ipswitch Webcast titled: MFT, EAI and the Cloud – Keeping Control of  Your Data.

Presenter: Frank Kenney, VP of Global Strategy

Register now using this link (free registration): 

Webcast:MFT, EAI and the Cloud – Keeping Control of Your Data

Join us for a 30-minute webcast on the evolution of Managed File Transfer (MFT) into Enterprise Application Integration (EAI). Learn how and why MFT should be a critical part of not only your IT infrastructure but also a critical part of your SOA platform and enterprise nervous system.

• File Transfer and Managed File Transfer has been the most successful form of application integration
• 60+% of data moving through your organization is batch and/or flat file based
• MFT solutions can be used for EAI, B2B, ETL, and Cloud Streaming
• Your existing MFT solution can be your first and best step towards governance “Cloud Brokerage”