Rethinking secure file transfer for a cross-domain world
The UK's National Cyber Security Centre recently issued a blunt warning to government and industry alike, warning that many systems are now connected "in ways their designers never anticipated", built on protocols never intended to withstand the sophistication of today's attackers.
That warning applies to all organizations relying on cross-domain processes to move data between environments with different security levels, and especially to complex cyber-physical systems where data flows between standard IT and operational technology (OT) assets.
File transfer is one of these fundamental processes but remains one of the most often overlooked.
SVP International at OPSWAT.
Every invoice sent to a supplier, every firmware update pushed to a factory floor, every report shared with a regulator is data crossing between systems with different levels of trust.
For years, file transfer security has been treated as a solved problem. Enterprises were happy to encrypt the channel, confirm delivery, and move...
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