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How easy life would be without FTP
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Lif e w it h F TP a s a B u s in e s sU s e r
?Wh e n is t h e a c c o u n t g o in g t o b e s e t u p
Wh a t c l ie n t s h o u ld I h a v e t h e c u s t o m e r?u s e
?Th e f i le is c o r r u p t e d
’ ?Wh e r e s m y f i le
?D id y o u g e t m y f ile
?Yo u n e e d m e t o r e s e n d t h e f i le
Wh a t c o m m a n d w a s t h a t a g a in a t t h e?p r o m p t
, B u s in e s s H a v e F TP P r o b le m s N o t J u s t U s e r s
On 26 June 2009, security researchers at the security tool vendor, Prevx, announced they had uncovered a cache of s t o le n F TPc r e d e n t ia ls belonging to a variety of corporations, including Symantec, McAfee, Bank of America, Amazon and Cisco Systems. Prevx claims that they lost approximately 8 8 ,0 0 0
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Is It Yo u r Tu r n To M a k e Th e?N e w s
Th e F a ll O f C a r d S y s t e m s
… minimized the impact of the data breach, testifying that the attackers wrote a shell script designed to dump transaction records for "uncompleted" transactions to an FTP site. … only 239,000 discrete account numbers FTP'd,
Personal information of 40 million individuals.
It will no longer be authorized to process credit card transactions through certain card association networks…
Pay By Touch said Monday it will buy the assets of CardSystems Solutions
3 O n ly P r o b le m s w it h F TP
The PeopleThe
Processes
The Technology
Th e P e o p le
FTP t y p ic a lly r e q u ir e s a n a d m in is t r a t o r t o s e t u p a n a c c o u n t
R e q u ir e s c o o r d in a t io n a c r o s s d e p a r t m e n t s a n d c o r p o r a t io n s
N o t e v e r y c o m p a n y h a s t h e p e o p le o r / s k il ls t o s u p p o r t m a n a g e a F TP s e r v e r
/ D e la y s in p r o v is io n in g s e t u p im p a c t b u s in e s s p r o c e s s e s
Th e P r o c e s s
R e q u ir e s a c lie n t a p p lic a t io n t o b ein s t a l le d
N o a le r t s
N o a b ili t y t o c o n f ir m d e liv e r y o f t h e f i le
M o s t o f t e n a m a n u a l p r o c e s s
To a u t o m a t e it r e q u ir e s s c r ip t in g a n d t e c h n ic a l s k il ls t o s u p p o r t
M o s t o r g a n iz a t io n s n o t t o d o c u m e n t in s t a n c e s o f p r o c e s s e s t h a t a r e *d e p e n d e n t o n F TP
*Gartner
Th e Te c h n o lo g y
In h e r e n t ly n o s e c u r it y e x is t s
− Extensions are cumbersome to manage› Certificates/FTPs› VPN› Firewall
, N o t a m a n a g e d s o lu t io n ju s t a p r o t o c o l
R e q u ir e s c u s t o m s c r ip t in g f o rm a n a g e m e n t
’ It s n o t a c t u a lly f r e e
− Hardware− Provisioning/Setup− Support− Maintenance
FTP alone is not a viable option to give you the insight, security and performance and, ultimately, the risk mitigation necessary to responsibly conduct business.
Enterprise Trends & Requirements
The Needs of the Business
Wh a t B u s in e s s e s a n d IT a r e F o c u s in g o n
Resch Research Associates, 2009Multiple selections allowed
Wh ic h o f t h e F o llo w in g Wo u ld Yo u ?Lik e t o S e e Im p r o v e d
Yo u r B u s in e s s is M o v in g D a t a
Yo u r B u s in e s s is M o v in g D a t a
More data movement means more complexity and risk.
R is k is in E v e r y D e p a r t m e n t
How Business Moves Data
FTP is E v e r y w h e r e
Resch Research Associates, 2009Multiple selections allowed
?Wh y Lo o k a t E lim in a t in g F TP
R e lia b le a n d S e c u r e D e liv e r y D r iv e s E f f ic ie n c ie s
Simplify File Transfer & Improve Operations
C r it ic a l P r o c e s s e s In s id e & O u t s id e Yo u r B u s in e s s
Internal File Transfers
• Stock options transfers• Store sales reports• ERP log transfers (EU US)• Clinical trial records
• Payroll data • End-of-period bank records• AR payment processing• Credit card transactions
• Application• Platforms• Geographies• Partners• Business Units
• Data Centers• Suppliers• Outsourced Data Center• Decentralized Processes
Sensitive Data B2B Transfers
Data Center
Partners
C o m m u n ic a t io n s C h a o s
Limited Visibility | Enforcement Issues | Operational Risk
BPM
ftp
AS2files
messages
EAI
B2B
ftp
ftp
E a s y t o U s e f o r c u s t o m e r s a n de m p lo y e e s
?D id Yo u R e c e iv e t h e F ile
’ Wh o s S e n d in g a n d R e c e iv in g?D a t a
Custom & Pre-Selected Ranges
Easy to use Ability to integrate into systems
and workflows Flexible deployment options Auditing, security and reporting Privacy for confidential
communications Support for up to 2GB files Support for mobile engagement
Replacing FTP Requires a solution…
Questions?