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Category: Migration & Transfer Services

Secure file sharing solutions in AWS: A security and cost analysis guide: Part 2

As introduced in Part 1 of this series, implementing secure file sharing solutions in AWS requires a comprehensive understanding of your organization’s needs and constraints. Before selecting a specific solution, organizations must evaluate five fundamental areas: access patterns and scale, technical requirements, security and compliance, operational requirements, and business constraints. These areas cover everything from […]

Secure file sharing solutions in AWS: A security and cost analysis guide, Part 1

Securely share sensitive data with time-limited, nonce-enhanced presigned URLs that prevent replay attacks, minimizing exposure risks through granular access controls and rigorous monitoring.

How to use AWS Transfer Family and GuardDuty for malware protection

Organizations often need to securely share files with external parties over the internet. Allowing public access to a file transfer server exposes the organization to potential threats, such as malware-infected files uploaded by threat actors or inadvertently by genuine users. To mitigate this risk, companies can take steps to help make sure that files received […]

AWS Transfer Family

Six tips to improve the security of your AWS Transfer Family server

AWS Transfer Family is a secure transfer service that lets you transfer files directly into and out of Amazon Web Services (AWS) storage services using popular protocols such as AS2, SFTP, FTPS, and FTP. When you launch a Transfer Family server, there are multiple options that you can choose depending on what you need to […]

Integrating CloudEndure Disaster Recovery into your security incident response plan

An incident response plan (also known as procedure) contains the detailed actions an organization takes to prepare for a security incident in its IT environment. It also includes the mechanisms to detect, analyze, contain, eradicate, and recover from a security incident. Every incident response plan should contain a section on recovery, which outlines scenarios ranging […]