GS1 US and 1SYNC have made remarkable progress, and much more is yet to come.

Written by Jeff Holzman

This article provides an update on the status of GS1 standards-based initiatives from January 2011 to February 2012 and also looks at plans for the coming year. Special attention is given to the broadening focus of 1SYNC, which is now not only the world's leading Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN) certified data pool, but also a leader in the area of Product Data Management. In line with this shift, I note the important improvement of GS1 US's capabilities in helping industries and enterprises benefit from the real world implementation of standards.  

Standard FTP can put an organization's data at risk, given the sophistication of today's cyber attacks. Are you willing to let your company take that risk?

Written by Mary Rose Roberts

Editor's Note: This article is a review of the Webcast "Beyond FTP: Securing and Automating File Transfers" available to view free from the MC Press Webcast Center.

Today's networks are vulnerable to sophisticated cyber attacks, which means standard FTP encryption tools used by IT professionals often fail to safeguard the transmission of sensitive corporate data.

Cyber criminals continue to attack companies, using sniffer tools, non-switch shared hubs, and unsecured wireless networks to access data.

Beyond FTP, Securing and Automating File Transfers

Standard FTP is an outdated protocol with serious security issues that can expose your sensitive data, user ids and passwords. Many organizations are rapidly moving away from standard FTP in order to meet privacy policies and compliance requirements like PCI DSS, SOX and HIPAA.

Join us in this free webinar and learn about secure alternatives to FTP that will protect your data transfers with strong encryption and modern authentication methods. We'll also give you a quick tour of our GoAnywhere Director managed file transfer solution, with its simple intuitive interface that allows you to quickly set up and automate secure file transfers without the need for scripts or programming.

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