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< News Battle Rising Input Costs with SW Solution Savings 30 Apr 2026 With input costs rising sharply, the last thing you may be thinking about is investing in new software solutions. However, what if a small investment in one particular solution could save you money and make your business more efficient … in its first year? Well, one can... A modern MFT platform eliminates some of the hidden costs that quietly drain your budget every day. Think about the hours your team loses waiting for large files to upload, retrying failed transfers, or hunting for ad‑hoc “free” tools that were never designed for business use. Those delays compound across departments, projects, and salaries. MFT removes that friction by automating transfers, accelerating throughput, and ensuring files arrive securely the first time. Then there’s the support burden. Every failed transfer becomes an IT ticket, and every manual workaround introduces risk. MFT centralises control, reduces troubleshooting time, and gives IT teams the visibility they need to prevent issues before they escalate. Finally, security. Free tools may look convenient, but they’re a magnet for breaches, compliance failures, and data‑handling mistakes. A professional MFT solution encrypts data end‑to‑end, enforces governance, and helps protect your organisation from costly cyber security incidents including ransomware. In a climate where every dollar counts, MFT isn’t an expense. It’s a fast, measurable return on investment – proven out by numerous customer testimonials and consultant studies - that strengthens productivity, security, and operational resilience. Previous Next

< News Cybercrime Incident Costs Triple for Australian Enterprises 21 Oct 2025 The latest Annual Cyber Threat Report from the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) revealed that the average cost of a cybercrime incident to large Australian businesses has more than tripled year on year. This alarming surge reflects not just the growing sophistication of cybercriminals, but also the expanding attack surface of enterprise systems and the rising stakes of data breaches in an increasingly digitised economy. Why Average Costs are Skyrocketing Several converging factors explain the dramatic escalation in financial impact. High-Value Assets : Large businesses hold vast troves of sensitive data — customer records, intellectual property, financial systems. These are prime targets for ransomware and data exfiltration. Cybercriminals are increasingly tailoring attacks to exploit these assets, demanding higher ransoms and causing deeper operational disruption. Supply Chain Vulnerabilities: Enterprises often rely on complex ecosystems of vendors, partners, and third-party platforms. A breach in one node can cascade across the network, amplifying the damage and complicating response efforts. Regulatory Penalties and Legal Exposure: Stricter data protection laws mean that businesses can incur hefty fines and legal liabilities for a breach. The reputational fallout can also erode customer trust and shareholder value. Extended Downtime and Recovery Costs : Cyber incidents often cripple critical infrastructure, leading to prolonged outages, lost productivity, and expensive recovery operations. For large businesses, even a few hours of downtime can translate into millions in losses. According to the ACSC, the average cost per incident for large organisations has surged from to over AUD $202,000 in just one year. It’s a stark reminder that reactive security is no longer sufficient. MFT: A Strategic Shield One of the most overlooked yet powerful tools in the cybersecurity arsenal is Managed File Transfer (MFT). Unlike ad hoc file sharing methods such as email attachments, cloud drives, or FTP, MFT provides a secure, auditable, and policy-driven framework for exchanging sensitive data. Here’s how MFT — such as the class leading GoAnywhere MFT — helps businesses reduce cybercrime exposure. End-to-End Encryption : MFT platforms encrypt data both in transit and at rest, ensuring that even if intercepted, the contents remain unreadable to unauthorised persons. Access Control and Authentication : Granular permissions, multi-factor authentication, and role-based access prevent unauthorised users from accessing or manipulating files. Automated Workflows and Monitoring : MFT systems can automate file transfers with built-in logging and alerts, reducing human error and enabling rapid detection of anomalies. Compliance and Audit Trails : MFT solutions often include detailed audit logs and compliance reporting features, helping organisations meet regulatory requirements and demonstrate due diligence in the event of an incident. Reduced Shadow IT : By centralising file transfers within a secure platform, MFT reduces the risk of employees using unapproved tools that bypass corporate security controls. From Reactive to Resilient As cyber threats grow in scale and complexity, large businesses need to shift from reactive defence to proactive resilience. This makes investing in secure infrastructure like Managed File Transfer more than a mere technical upgrade. GoAnywhere enables further resilience by providing High Availability and Failover through active-active clustering, enabling multiple GoAnywhere installations to work together in a distributed environment.  This way, if one node fails or is compromised, other nodes seamlessly continue processing file transfers and workflows, minimising downtime and maintaining service continuity.  The tripling of cybercrime costs is a wake-up call. By securing the channels through which data flows, organisations can close critical gaps, reduce breach likelihood, and contain the “blast radius” when incidents occur. In a landscape where every file could be a vector and every transfer a risk, MFT offers the control, visibility, and security that modern enterprises need. Standing By to Help At Generic Systems Australia , we’re Australia and New Zealand’s experts in helping business take advantage of GoAnywhere’s many capabilities. We’ve assisted dozens of organisations to make their file transfers resilient, secure and reliable — boosting their efficiency in the process. If you’d like to discuss how we can deliver these advantages to your organisation, please feel welcome to get in touch with me. I’m always happy to have an obligation-free chat and explain how easily we can transition you from your current approach to a new world of cyber security and productivity. At Generic Systems Australia, we’re your local experts in data transfer. Previous Next

< News How to Boost Your Business with Advanced Workflows 18 Nov 2025 In today’s fast-paced digital environment, businesses rely heavily on secure, efficient file transfers to keep operations running smoothly. Yet many organisations continue to rely on outdated manual processes which are fragile, opaque, and prone to failure. You can avoid these downsides by automating your data workflows with an advanced Managed File Transfer (MFT) solution. The Problem with Legacy File Transfers Many companies still use legacy scripts or batch files created years ago by employees who have long since left. These scripts often run on personal devices or rely on manual execution, leaving businesses vulnerable when something goes wrong. Whether it’s a missed transfer due to someone being out sick or a failure that only becomes apparent when a customer complains, these systems are reactive rather than proactive. Even more sophisticated setups using schedulers like Control-M or Cron jobs still lack visibility and error handling. When a transfer fails, the first alert might come from a frustrated boss or a 2:30 a.m. page from IT support. This reactive model wastes time and erodes trust. Enter Advanced Workflows Advanced Workflows offer a smarter, more resilient approach. With platforms like GoAnywhere , the world’s most advanced MFT solution, users can build automated file transfer processes without needing deep programming skills. The interface enables you to drag and drop tasks into a project outline, define parameters, and schedule execution—all with built-in error handling and notifications. You can automate everything from pulling data from a database to encrypting it with PGP and securely transferring it via SFTP. If something goes wrong—perhaps due to a network issue, or a problem with an external service provider—the system can alert you immediately and attach detailed logs to help you pinpoint and troubleshoot issues before anyone else even notices. Key Features of Advanced Workflow Automation Component Library: GoAnywhere includes more than 150 pre-built tasks, including FTP, encryption, data translation, and cloud integration. You can connect to services like Salesforce, Jira, and ServiceNow with ease. Project Outline: Define the sequence of tasks—read from a database, write to a CSV, encrypt the file, and transfer it. Each step is configurable via dropdowns or parameters. Scheduling and Triggers: Schedule workflows to run at specific times or trigger them based on events like a successful file upload. You can even create holiday calendars to avoid running jobs on non-business days. Monitoring: Watch folders locally or remotely for new files, deletions, or changes. When an event occurs, automatically launch the appropriate workflow. Error Handling and Notifications: If a task fails, send an email with the job log attached. If successful, archive the output and notify stakeholders. A Real-World Example Imagine you need to send HR data to your HR services provider daily. With GoAnywhere’s simple drag-and-drop interface, you can automatically arrange the necessary tasks and schedule them to trigger automatically. Connect to your database and extract employee records. Write the data to a uniquely named CSV file. Encrypt the file using the recipient’s public PGP key. Transfer the file via SFTP. Send a confirmation email with logs and file attachments. No programming experience needed. Why You Need Advanced Workflows Advanced Workflows don’t just save time—they reduce risk, improve compliance, and enhance visibility. You’ll know when transfers succeed or fail, and you’ll have the tools to respond proactively. Plus, by centralising and automating these processes, you free up your team to focus on strategic tasks rather than firefighting. In short, if your business depends on file transfers, it’s time to stop the insanity of manual scripts and embrace the power of automation. Advanced Workflows are the key to boosting productivity, ensuring security, and staying ahead in a competitive landscape. Local Help for Oceania Businesses At Generic Systems Australia , we have decades of experience helping Australia and New Zealand business automate their workflows with the world’s leading MFT solution. If you’d like to discuss the potential for your business, please feel welcome to contact me for a no-obligation discussion. I can even organise a free Proof-of-Concept to show you how easily GoAnywhere can automate your organisation’s critical data transfers. At Generic Systems Australia, we’re your local experts in file transfer. Previous Next

< News Accountability Gap Creates Cyber Risk 22 Oct 2024 New research has revealed a concerning gap in accountability for cyber security in many Australian organisations. Security firm Trend Micro polled 100 Australian IT leaders to better understand their attitudes toward Attack Surface Risk Management. They found that most organisations lacked clear leadership buy-in and sufficient resources to measure and mitigate cyber risks. The top three gaps in cyber resilience were: Insufficient staffing for round-the-clock cybersecurity coverage. Inadequate techniques to measure and manage attack surface risks. Not using proven regulatory and other frameworks, such as the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. Only 37% of those surveyed said their organisation had satisfactorily closed each of these exposures. The buck stops… nowhere? Seeking root causes for unclosed gaps in organisational cyber resilience, Trend found that the failures could be traced back to a lack of leadership and accountability at the top of the organisation. More than a third of respondents claimed their leadership didn’t consider cybersecurity to be their responsibility. When asked who does or should hold responsibility for mitigating business risk, respondents gave a variety of answers, indicating a lack of clarity on reporting lines. Nearly a third (32%) said the buck stopped with organisational IT teams. Trend spokesperson, Srujan Talakokkula, said the “lack of clear leadership on cybersecurity, can have a paralysing effect on an organisation, leading to reactive, piecemeal and erratic decision making”. “A lot of that comes down to collaboration and communication across the business,” he said. “Companies need CISOs to clearly communicate in terms of business risk to engage their boards. “Ideally, they should have a single source of truth across the attack surface from which to share updates with the board, continually monitor risk, and automatically remediate issues for enhanced cyber-resilience,” he added. ASIC Cracking Down Trend’s warning comes on the heels of reports that Australia’s corporate regulator is preparing legal actions against some company directors for their lack of governance relating to cyberattacks. ASIC has previously cautioned directors that they need to prepare for hacks, and that sanctions would be applied to those who didn’t. They told The Australian Financial Review that companies wouldn’t get away with paying lip service to cyber defence and must provide evidence they had performed their duties if their organisation was breached by cybercriminals. “With one cyberattack reported every six minutes in Australia, ASIC’s message for directors is to make sure your organisations have appropriate cybersecurity measures in place – this is your responsibility,” a spokesperson said. Not just “an IT Issue” ASIC’s heightened investigations show that cyber security is no longer a fringe issue that can be relegated to technical staff. However, a survey of in-house lawyers by Herbert Smith Freehills recently found many boards are not yet engaged on the topic of cyber resilience. 58% said it would take an actual cyberattack to motivate their organisation to meaningfully improve their data risk management. Owning and managing the risk Rather than letting cyber resilience slip between the cracks in org charts, directors need to put cyber resilience at the top of their companies’ board agendas. Executive management should be requested to report on the measures and investments they’re making to keep cyber thieves at bay. A Managed File Transfer (MFT) solution such as the class-leading GoAnywhere MFT can encrypt data at rest and in transit, complying with the highest data security standards. It manages inbound and outbound file transfers across an organisation, using industry-standard file transfer protocols and encryption to protect data in transit and at rest. Advanced Threat Protection and Adaptive Loss Prevention add a further layer of defence. SFT Threat Protection enables safe collaboration with external parties, preventing malware from entering an organisation, and reducing the risk of employees losing or mishandling sensitive data. Local Experts On Hand Generic Systems Australia are local experts in Managed File Transfer and Advanced Threat Protection. We’ve assisted hundreds of organisations across the Asia-Pacific region to secure their data and keep cybercriminals at bay. If you’d like to discuss how we can help improve your company’s cybersecurity, please feel welcome to contact me , Bradley Copson. I’m always happy to have an obligation-free discussion, explain how simply we can transition you from outdated software and approaches, and offer you a zero-cost Proof of Concept. Previous Next

< News The Hardest Question About Your Organisation’s Cybersecurity 18 June 2024 It’s the question every IT manager dreads. “How did you let this happen?!” And the worst time to be asked it is after your organisation has become the latest victim of a cybercrime. Here’s how to avoid it ever being asked… Anxiety Rising Boardroom anxiety about the protection of customer data has been growing across the country. High profile incidents such as the ransomware attacks on Optus and Medibank Private have sensitised the senior leaders to both the risks and costs of negligence. CEOs and CIOs are being quizzed: “Is our organisation doing enough to avoid becoming the next negative headline?” Incidents Rising The most recent report by the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) showed that cyber attacks are happening far more frequently. On average, a new report is received every six minutes - a 23% increase year on year. One in 5 critical vulnerabilities was exploited within a mere 48 hours. The ASD warned that cybercriminals are constantly evolving their operations against Australian organisations, fuelled by a global industry of access brokers and extortionists. Thousands of businesses failed to fulfil their obligation to protect sensitive customer data, and millions of Australians had their information leaked on the dark web. Costs Rising Also troubling the C-suite is that the costs to businesses of “cyber negligence” are escalating rapidly. The ASD says the cost of cybercrime to businesses has increased by 14% compared to the previous financial year. However, direct financial losses are just one part of the broader costs of “cyber negligence”. For example, Medibank Private’s share price plunged more than 20% in the weeks following its loss of the personal information of 9.7m Australians. The company is facing class actions by both shareholders and consumers alleging breaches of the company’s duty of care to protect consumer information, manage risks and make timely disclosures to shareholders. Optus Communications saw its customer growth halved after its systems were breached. A class action by Slater and Gordon alleges that “Optus failed to protect, or take reasonable steps to protect, the personal information of its current and former customers”. In response to rising consumer concerns, Australia’s Attorney-General, Mark Dreyfus, has flagged “better laws to regulate how companies manage the huge amount of data they collect, and bigger penalties to incentivise better behaviour”. Reflecting the growing risks and costs of cybercrime, cyber insurance premiums are also rising. Email: the Critical Vulnerability According to the Australian Signals Directorate, Business Email Compromise (BEC) remains a key vector for conducting cybercrime. A form of email fraud, cybercriminals target organisations and scam them out of money or goods by tricking employees into revealing important business information, often by impersonating trusted senders. BEC can also involve a cybercriminal gaining access to a business email address and then sending out spear phishing emails to clients and customers for information or payment. IT Managers Stepping Up Responding to these trends, responsible IT Managers are increasingly focussed on preventing their organisations from becoming the next headline victim of cybercrime. In a survey conducted recently by Tenable, IT leaders said that, while the ability to respond to and recover from cyber incidents remained essential, they’re now focusing more on preventing such incidents altogether. The Best Answer to the Hard Question A proactive and layered strategy for storing, transferring and securing data is essential for keeping cyberthieves at bay. Secure managed file transfer, secure content engines, secure digital rights management, and employee education combine to create the optimal way to prevent data theft and cyber breaches. At Generic Systems Australia , we recommend the class-leading secure managed file transfer solution, GoAnywhere MFT , to keep data safe - at rest, and in transit. Coupled with our Advanced Threat Protection Bundle , we enable organisations to safely collaborate without exposing their systems to the risk of malware gaining a foothold within their IT systems. Seamless integration between GoAnywhere MFT and the Clearswift Secure ICAP Gateway provides anti-virus and malware protection, deep inspection of the content inspection, adaptive data loss prevention, and media type protection. Together, they provide three key defences. 1. Prevents file containing malware from being shared. GoAnywhere provides easy anti-virus protection through the Secure ICAP Gateway to scan all inbound file transfers. It can also detect and automatically strip out active content like embedded malware, triggered executables, scripts, or macros used to extract or hold sensitive data hostage. Advanced Threat Protection “sanitises” files and emails without delaying delivery, guarding against today's leading malware and ransomware (e.g. CryptoLocker, CryptoWall, TorrentLocker, Dridex Dyre, BlackEnergy, etc.) and tomorrow's even more sophisticated threat variants. 2. Blocks sensitive data from being shared. Files with Personal Identifiable Information or other sensitive data can be prevented from being transferred. GoAnywhere Threat Protection can inspect file contents, then stop and block files from being shared, based on policies you define. 3. Redacts sensitive information from files before transfer. Advanced Threat Protection can ensure sensitive data is neither transmitted nor received, detecting and/or removing geotags, document properties, email addresses, and other metadata from documents, and replacing sensitive text with asterisks. Using Optical Character Recognition, it can even remove text contained in scanned images. No question: 'Prevention' is Better than 'Cure' Cyber attacks are inevitable . However, falling victim to them is optional . If you’d like to learn more, and be able to comprehensively reassure your Board about the steps you’ve taken to protect your business’s data, reputation and bottom line, please feel welcome to get in touch with me, Bradley Copson ( mailto:bradley@gensys.com.au ). I’m always happy to have an obligation-free discussion, and even offer you a zero-cost Proof of Concept. At Generic Systems Australia , we’re your Local Experts in Secure Managed File Transfer. Previous Next

< News Think Cyber Insurance is “Protection Enough”? Think again! 8 Oct 2025 Paying a cyber security insurance premium is no substitute for taking measures to thwart cyber thieves. Almost half of cyber insurance claims are being denied. As cyber breaches have become more common, insurers have become more stringent in their underwriting and assessment practices. Insurers facing payouts are carefully scrutinising claimants’ cyber security practices. If they conclude a company failed to take reasonable precautions to mitigate their cyber risks, they’re denying the claim. No Guarantee Cyber insurance is a critical safety net for a modern organisation. But it’s not a guarantee. A staggering 44% of cyber insurance claims are denied, often due to overlooked policy requirements or inadequate cybersecurity practices. To ensure your claim is honoured in the event of a breach, organisations must proactively ensure their security posture meets their insurer’s expectations. Why Claims Fail Astra Security reports that 27% of data breach claims and 24% of first-party claims are denied due to exclusions in the insurance package. These exclusions often stem from outdated security models, misconfigurations, or failure to meet minimum protection standards. Moreover, 60% of claims involve Business Email Compromise (BEC) or Funds Transfer Fraud (FTF) — two attack vectors that insurers scrutinise particularly heavily. Ransomware, though less frequent, remains on average the costliest type of attack. If your organisation lacks robust defences against these threats, your insurer may argue that you failed to uphold your end of the coverage agreement. How to Ensure a Claim Isn’t Denied 1. Treat Data Transfers Like Cash Transfers Data — like cash — is a high value asset vulnerable to theft, loss, and misuse. Treating data transfers with the same rigor as cash helps ensure accountability, security, and compliance. In today’s digital economy, customer records, intellectual property, financial details, and operational insights are all assets that drive business decisions and revenue. Just as companies protect cash transfers with encryption, audit trails, and multi-party verification, data transfers should be governed by similarly strict protocols. The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) emphasises that users must be held accountable for all data transfers they perform, especially when moving sensitive or classified information between systems. This mirrors financial accountability, where every dollar moved is tracked, verified, and reconciled 2. Implement and Maintain Strong Cybersecurity Controls Insurers expect you to uphold basic security hygiene. This usually includes: · firewalls and endpoint protection, · Multi Factor Authentication MFA, · up-to-date patching, · incident response plans, · periodic vulnerability assessments, and · employee training on phishing and social engineering. One particular technology — Managed File Transfer (MFT) — can help you embed technical and process protections across your organisation in one fell swoop. MFT provides end-to-end encryption, role-based access controls, built-in audit trails, detailed reporting, automated alerts and notifications, centralised visibility and seamless scaling across both cloud and on-premises systems. 3. Understand Your Policy Details Read the fine print of your insurance policy. Know what’s covered, what’s excluded, and exactly what security standards and regimes you’re expected to maintain. 4. Document Everything Keep detailed records of your cybersecurity efforts. This includes security audits and penetration tests, software update logs, employee training sessions and incident response drills. Documentation is your best legal defence if a claim is challenged. It proves you took reasonable steps to mitigate risk. 5. Stay Ahead of Threats Cyber threats evolve rapidly. Insurers are increasingly using AI to assess risk, and attackers are doing the same. Regularly update your risk models and consider continuous penetration testing to identify and patch vulnerabilities before they’re exploited. 6. Get Local Expert Help Cyber insurance is not a substitute for cyber security — it’s a complement. And, as the old maxim states: “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”. At Generic Systems Australia we have decades of experience helping Australian and New Zealand organisations bolster their cyber defences through deployment of the world’s leading MFT solution, GoAnywhere . Our Migration Service makes the transition even easier for organisations who want to supplement their IT team with local expertise. We can even write custom Cloud Connectors to extend GoAnywhere’s ability to interface seamlessly with less common cloud platforms. If you’d like a no-cost, no-obligation discussion about how we could help you simply and affordably adopt an advanced MFT solution, please feel welcome to get in touch with me. At Generic Systems Australia, we’re your local experts in Secure Managed File Transfer. Previous Next

< News Top MFT for 7th Straight Year 5 Mar 2026 It’s not just that customers have declared GoAnywhere MFT to be the #1 Managed File Transfer solution for 2026 on respected review website G2. It’s that customers have been consistently declaring GoAnywhere MFT the Leader for 7 years running! Independent experts agree. Info-Tech Research Group has rated GoAnywhere #1 MFT for four years running. If you’re an IT leader, architect, or security owner responsible for how your organisation moves sensitive data, I’m standing by to help you join the thousands of customers globally leveraging GoAnywhere’s class-leading capabilities, flexibility and overall value. My tech team are Australia’s and NZ’s most experienced GoAnywhere specialists. And they’re right here - your market, your time zone - ready to support you. They – and the many customers they’ve supported over decades – are why Generic Systems Australia is A/NZ’s Top Fortra MFT Partner. Previous Next

< News Automation is Driving MFT Adoption 12 Mar 2026 Discussions on the subreddit r/sysadmin show that the need to automate file transfers is a key driver of Managed File Transfer adoption. For years, organisations have relied on a patchwork of scripts, scheduled tasks, and manual interventions to move files between systems, partners, and cloud platforms. However, as data volumes have grown and compliance requirements tightened, these home‑grown approaches have been showing their age. The result is a sharp rise in organisations turning to Managed File Transfer (MFT) platforms for reliable, auditable automation. Scripts Struggle Automation has become the backbone of modern integration. Businesses depend on predictable, repeatable workflows that run without human intervention. Whether collecting data from suppliers, distributing reports to customers, or synchronising files across hybrid environments, traditional scripts struggle. Worse: scripts break silently, lack centralised logging, and require specialist knowledge to maintain. And when a key engineer leaves, the organisation often loses the only person who truly understands how the file transfer ecosystem works. Solving Script Sprawl MFT platforms solve the problems with scripts by providing automation that is robust, transparent, and centrally governed. Instead of dozens of isolated scripts, teams gain a unified workflow engine that can trigger transfers based on schedules, events, API calls, or file‑system activity. Complex sequences - decrypting, validating, transforming, routing, notifying - can be built visually and monitored in real time. This shift from “script sprawl” to structured automation is one of the strongest reasons organisations are adopting MFT today. Security & Compliance Pressures Security and compliance pressures amplify the need for automation. Regulators expect organisations to demonstrate not only that data is encrypted and transferred securely, but that every step is logged, traceable, and controlled. Automated workflows reduce human error, enforce consistent policy application, and provide the audit trails that auditors increasingly demand. In industries like finance, healthcare, and government, this level of automation is no longer optional. Automated Scalability Finally, automation supports scalability. As organisations onboard new partners, expand digital services, or migrate workloads to the cloud, the number of file‑based integrations grows. MFT platforms enable teams to scale these workflows without rewriting scripts or reinventing processes. What once took days of manual configuration can now be deployed in minutes. In short, automation has moved from a convenience to a strategic requirement. And as organisations modernise their integration landscapes, MFT has emerged as the most reliable, secure, and scalable way to automate the movement of critical data. Here to Help At Generic Systems Australia, we are Australia’s and New Zealand’s experts in MFT. Our decades of experience and unparalleled expertise have made us Fortra’s Top MFT Partner for the world’s leading MFT solution, GoAnywhere , in Oceania. If you’d like a no-cost, no-obligation discussion about how we could help you simply and affordably adopt an MFT solution, please feel welcome to get in touch with us . Previous Next

< News Asia-Pacific orgs are on Cybercrime Frontline 12 July 2024 The Asia-Pacific region is the frontline in the fight against cybercriminals. A survey conducted by security firm Kiteworks has found that 72% of organisations in our region experienced four or more cybersecurity incidents in the past year - 20% more than the global average. Data also shows that Asia-Pacific organisations also exchange sensitive content with the highest number of third parties. This could be contributing to the higher-than-average cyberattacks. One of your best defences against hackers is to centrally control the flow of data into and out of your organisation. Managed File Transfer (MFT) software does that for you. At Generic Systems Australia , we’re the Asia-Pacific’s experts on the world’s #1 MFT, GoAnywhere . Let me know if you’d like an obligation-free discussion about how we could help you keep your organisation safe from the cyber crimewave. #MFT #managedfiletransfer #securefiletransfer #sft #cybersecurity #cybercrime Previous Next

< News A New Year's Resolution? 17 Mar 2024 Having enjoyed some personal downtime over the festive season, business leaders often see January as a good month for planning operational priorities for the year ahead. If this is you, consider whether 2024 is the year to 'get your house in order' in the core area of Managed and Secure File Transfer. A surprising number of businesses still rely on risky, outdated, ad-hoc data transfer practices, from email attachments to legacy scripts. Not only are they 'sitting ducks' for cyber-crime, but they're also wasting valuable time and money. They could also be dependent on the people that have written complex Scripts who decide to up and leave. It happens all the time…. If you'd like to discuss how a Managed File Transfer solution can inexpensively improve your cyber-security and business bottom line, please feel welcome to contact me for an obligation-free discussion and demo. Previous Next