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Managed File Transfer (MFT)

A platform for moving files between organizations or systems with authentication, encryption, audit logging and retention controls. Because MFT servers are internet-facing and hold current copies of regulated data, they are a favored target of data-theft extortion groups.

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Why Managed File Transfer Platforms Are an Extortion Crew's Favorite Target

Internet-facing, full of regulated data, and holding credentials into everything behind it. Why MFT products keep drawing data-theft extortion crews and what to change on the one in your rack.

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