< News Why has Managed File Transfer become a “Must-Have”? 29 Apr 2025 The rise and rise of interconnected business and cloud data storage has made it more challenging than ever for organisations to secure their electronic perimeters. It’s no longer enough to monitor on-premise systems and internal networks. For the value of data to be unlocked, it must be active. However, the very act of transmitting your valued data exposes it to increased risk of interception, hijack and exploitation. Any electronic exchange with business partners, suppliers and customers is at risk. Storing and retrieving data with cloud providers further exacerbates that risk. Cyber Crime Wave In 2024, cybercrime cost Australian organisations an average $4.2M per breach, a significant increase from previous years. Small businesses reported an average cost of $49,600 per cybercrime incident, while individuals reported losses averaging $30,700. The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) received over 87,000 cybercrime reports during the year. It’s generally easier to build cyber security defences around static, on-premise data. However, that leaves the majority of business data interactions vulnerable. This is where a Managed File Transfer (MFT) solution – enabling more secure and more efficient data sharing – plays a crucial role. MFT in the Defensive Line MFT protects the movement of messages, data and files inside and outside of an organisation. And as a bonus, it also makes that movement more efficient and reliable, outpacing and outperforming applications such as file transfer protocol (FTP), hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP), and secure file transfer protocol (SFTP). When you consider the advantages MFT offers modern, data-driven enterprises, it’s unsurprising that its popularity continues to surge past its 2024 estimated global value of $12.6B. Encryption : MFT employs robust encryption algorithms, reducing the risk of data breaches during transit. Features like Access Controls, and Multi-factor Authentication, safeguard sensitive information from unauthorised access. Efficiency : MFT automates repetitive tasks. This not only reduces human error, it saves significant employee time. Through scheduling of file transfers, monitoring of progress, and automatic error-handling, it enables a significant boost to operational efficiency. Compliance : In industries with strict regulatory requirements, MFT helps companies meet compliance standards (e.g. HIPAA and GDPR) by automatically maintaining detailed logs and audit trails. Scalability : Through its ability to handle large file transfers and an ever-growing number of users, MFT is able to grow in sync with an organisation's needs, while maintaining superior performance. Collaboration : In addition to improving business processes within an organisation, MFT facilitates seamless collaboration with external partners, suppliers, and customers, fostering strong relationships built on shared trust and reliability. Local MFT Experts At Generic Systems Australia we have decades of experience installing and customising MFT solutions to suit the needs of Australian and New Zealand businesses. If you’d like to explore how MFT can boost your organisation’s security and efficiency, please feel welcome to get in touch . I’m always ready to have a broad-ranging, no-obligation discussion. If you’d like, I can even organise a quick proof-of-concept to demonstrate how MFT can be easily tailored to your organisation’s specific needs. At Generic Systems Australia, we’re your local experts in Managed File Transfer. Previous Next

< News Record Quarter for Local Ransomware Attacks 13 May 2025 The first quarter of 2025 was the worst ever for ransomware attacks, with the highest-ever number of organisations named on data-leak sites. The Q1/25 surge was driven by major activity spikes from ransomware groups Cl0p, Medusa, and FunkSec. · Cl0p, who accounted for more than third of all successful attacks, exploited zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-50623 and CVE-2024-55956) in Cleo managed file transfer (MFT) solutions, fuelling a 23% increase in overall ransomware activity between Q4 2024 and Q1 2025. · Ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group Medusa capitalised on the void left by disrupted ransomware gangs in late 2024, increasingly targeting critical infrastructure. · FunkSec utilised AI to develop malware which infiltrated 152 named victims this quarter. Australian Orgs Under Attack Australia ranked sixth among the most targeted nations for ransomware attacks in February. We were the 11th most affected country for data breaches last year, with 47 million Australian accounts exposed - an astonishing average of one breach per second . Since 2004, Australia has experienced 192.5 million breached accounts, the highest number in the Oceania region. More than 49 million unique Australian email addresses have been exposed, often alongside sensitive information such as passwords and contact details. Changed Ransomware Tactics According to Bitdefender, cybercriminals are increasingly targeting newly discovered vulnerabilities in internet-facing devices, rather than focusing on specific industries or businesses. Cybercriminals reportedly scan for new software vulnerabilities within hours of them being publicly disclosed. After accessing a targeted system, they then take time to manually infiltrate deeper, often delaying ransomware deployment by weeks or months. Protecting Your Organisation Holistic protection of your organisation’s valuable data requires both technology solutions and sound business practices. Layered defences, with integrated solutions that address encryption, threat protection, and data loss prevention, enable safe collaboration without risking malware, mishandled data, breaches and non-compliance. Given most breaches involve a human element, technology solutions need to be automated and easy for employees to use. Software needs to be able to manage: How access to data is granted; How access is authenticated; How access is tracked and controlled; and How access be speedily revoked, when needed. Layered Protection A standalone managed file transfer (MFT) solution – such as GoAnywhere MFT - is a great first layer of defence. It provides security for files at rest and in-transit. However, integrating Threat Protection as an additional layer enables you to take appropriate action when there’s PII in the data moving in and out of your organisation. Based on rules you predefine, our Advanced Threat Protection Bundle can mask, remove, or permit PII to be moved within your organisation and beyond, via a Secure ICAP Gateway. Benign Rule Adding granular rules-based controls to data handling is the killer feature of Advanced Threat Protection. For example, it enables you to: permit some specified individuals to transmit various categories of data, but not everyone; apply role-based access to your data; and audit who is sending what information. GoAnywhere’s encryption can be enhanced by limiting who can transfer data and what that data contains. The automatic detection and sanitisation of files removes some of the human factor risks so that employees can focus on their work instead of fussing with manual interventions. Augmenting technical solutions with employee training further reduces human factor risks. Local Help at the Ready At Generic Systems Australia , we are the Asia-Pacific region’s experts in deploying Managed File Transfer and Advanced Threat Protection. We’ve assisted dozens of organisations to protect their data and systems, while boosting their operational efficiency. If you’d like to discuss how we can help you, please feel welcome to contact me . I’m always happy to have an obligation-free chat and explain how simply we can transition you from your current approach. At Generic Systems Australia, we’re your local experts in data transfer. Previous Next

< News Version 7.8.3 of GoAnywhere now available 4 Aug 2025 A new version of the world's best Managed File Transfer software - GoAnywhere MFT v7.8.3 - has just been released. Generic Systems Australia customers can read about and access it via their customer portals. Previous Next

< News Top Cyber Security Agency Reports on Most Common Cyber Threats to Businesses 3 Dec 2024 The latest annual report by Australia’s top cyber security agency – The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) – contains sobering details about the challenges being confronted daily by Australian businesses. Describing the current cyber security strategy environment as “the most complex and challenging … since the Second World War”, the ASD says advancements in critical and emerging technologies dramatically improve the ability of cyber thieves targeting Australian organisations. Cyber Crime Increasing ASD received more than 36,700 calls to its Australian Cyber Security Hotline during the 2023-24 financial year - up 12% on the previous year. It responded to more than 1,100 cyber security incidents, and notified organisations of potential malicious activity on their networks more than 930 times. However, these numbers are merely the tip of the iceberg relative to the total number of attempted hacks. ASD characterised cybercrime as “a persistent and disruptive threat”. Contributing to the surge in cyber crime is the availability of new opportunities and technologies such as artificial intelligence. This is reducing the level of sophistication needed for cybercriminals to operate, and attracting new criminals to the field. Top Business Threats Compromised business email accounts (20%) and fraud (13%) were among the top self-reported cybercrimes for businesses and individuals in Australia during the last financial year. Online banking fraud accounted for a further 13% of incidents. Ransomware and data theft extortion (stealing data without encrypting their victims’ systems) also remained a pervasive and costly threat. The top 5 sectors reporting cybercrimes to law enforcement were: Retail trade (15%) Professional, scientific and technical services (13%) Construction (12%) Financial and insurance services (8%) Other services (7%) Average Losses by Businesses Interestingly, the average self-reported cost of cybercrime to Australian business fell slightly vs the previous financial year: Small businesses: $49,615 (down 8%) Medium businesses $62,870 (down 35%) Large businesses $63,602 (down 11%) However, it’s worth bearing mind recent research which shows a large number of businesses did not report ransomware payments in 2023-24. Cybercrime Reports by State and Territory Australia’s more populous states continue to report more cybercrime, with Queensland and Victoria reporting disproportionately higher rates of cybercrime relative to their populations. The highest self-reported financial losses were from victims in NSW (~$86,000 per cybercrime) followed by Victoria (~$66,000). Common Cybercrime Techniques The ASD says Credential Stuffing – using stolen usernames and passwords to access other services and accounts via automated logins – is one of the most common cyber attacks. Another common technique is Password Spraying - a brute-force attack where cybercriminals attempt to access a large number of accounts with commonly used passwords. Quishing - Quick Response (QR) phishing – is another growing threat. Cybercriminals use QR – for example, on a café menu, or a subtly altered public notice - to trick people into providing personal information or downloading malware onto their smart device. Combating the Threats In its report, ASD urges organisations to replace unsupported information and communications technology systems with secure-by-design products, and consider cyber security when implementing new technologies. Two great examples of secure-by-design protective technologies are those that we recommend at Generic Systems Australia. Managed File Transfer (MFT) is a technology which enables organisations to securely exchange data between systems and people in an automated, reliable and efficient way. Advanced Threat Protection adds a further layer of defence, seamlessly integrating your managed file transfers with adaptive data loss prevention to keep sensitive data secure. ASD also urges organisations to prepare a cyber security incident response plan and test it regularly to ensure an effective response and fast recovery. The process of developing such a plan will help an organisation understand the nature of its most valuable data, where it is stored, which systems and individuals have access to it, and how it is protected – or exposed to – malicious threats. Obtaining Expert Help At Generic Systems Australia , we have many years of experience helping Australian and New Zealand IT teams protect their valuable data with the very best MFT solutions. From the initial scoping of organisations’ legacy data transfer approaches, through zero-cost Proof of Concepts and hassle-free Migration Services , we help companies stay focused on running their business without disruption as we transition them to more secure approaches. If you’d like a to discuss how your cyber security can be boosted by MFT and layered defences, please feel welcome to contact me . I’m always happy to have an obligation-free discussion. Generic Systems Australia are your local experts in Managed File Transfer. You can view a full copy of The Australian Signals Directorate Annual Cyber Threat Report 2023-24 here . Previous Next

< News Risk Managers declare Cyber Security Top Business Risk for 2026 21 Apr 2026 Cyber incidents are the top global business risk in 2026, according to the 3,338 risk management experts recently surveyed by insurer Allianz. It’s the fifth consecutive year that cyber incidents have dominated risk management concerns. According to the latest Allianz Risk Barometer , 42% of surveyed organisations place cyber at the top of their risk agenda, outpacing all other threats by a substantial margin. And that’s across most major geographies and companies of all sizes. Digital dependency, geopolitical instability, and a rapidly evolving threat landscape are colliding to drive the threat level higher. Digital Reliance Meets Escalating Threats Businesses have never been more reliant on digital systems, cloud platforms, and third‑party providers. While large organisations have made meaningful progress in detection and response capabilities, progress doesn’t equal safety. The corporate attack surface continues to expand, and adversaries are evolving just as quickly. Two forces are accelerating this shift: Third ‑ party concentration risk: Organisations increasingly depend on a small number of cloud, SaaS, and data‑processing providers. Outages or breaches at these providers can ripple across entire industries. AI ‑ enabled cybercrime : Artificial intelligence is now a force multiplier for attackers, enabling faster, more automated, and more sophisticated campaigns. The result is a threat environment where even well‑prepared organisations face heightened exposure. Costly to Succeed – Costlier to Fail The business community is acutely aware of the need to strengthen cyber resilience. Nearly 90% of respondents to the Allianz survey expect to increase their investment in cyber loss prevention, with almost half planning “high” levels of investment. This reflects a clear understanding that the cost of prevention is high, but the cost of failure is far higher. A cyber incident can trigger: Major operational disruption Supply chain paralysis Regulatory penalties Legal exposure Long‑term reputational damage Ransomware: the Most Expensive Threat Ransomware remains the most financially damaging category of cyber incidents. Allianz’s claims data shows that ransomware accounted for 60% of the value of large cyber claims in early 2025. Data theft is also rising sharply, appearing in 40% of major claims during the same period. The ransomware ecosystem has matured into a professionalised criminal industry. Initial access brokers sell entry points into corporate networks, while affiliates execute attacks and negotiate payments. Attackers exploit weak links - supply chains, employees, outdated systems - and leverage business interruption to maximise pressure. Supply Chain Shockwaves Normalised One of the most striking trends of the past year is the scale of supply chain disruption caused by cyber incidents. A single attack can immobilise thousands of interconnected organisations. A notable example is the ransomware attack that halted production at Jaguar Land Rover. The incident affected more than 5,000 organisations and contributed to a measurable decline in UK manufacturing output and GDP. It illustrates a harsh reality: even companies not directly targeted can suffer severe consequences when a key supplier or customer is compromised. Outages and Human Error Not all disruptions stem from malicious activity. Technical failures, misconfigurations, and human error are increasingly contributing to major outages. In 2024, non‑attack incidents accounted for a record 28% of large cyber claims. With most companies relying heavily on cloud services - and with three providers controlling the majority of global cloud infrastructure - the systemic risk is clear. Bumpier Road Ahead Cyber risk isn’t simply persisting; it’s intensifying. As digital ecosystems grow more complex and attackers adopt AI‑driven tactics, organisations must rethink resilience, diversify dependencies, and strengthen governance. The message from the 2026 Allianz Risk Barometer is unmistakable: cyber is no longer just an IT issue – it’s the defining business risk of the decade. MFT: a Strategic Shield One of the most powerful tools in the cyber security arsenal is Managed File Transfer (MFT). Unlike ad hoc file sharing methods such as email attachments, cloud drives, or FTP, leading MFTs such as GoAnywhere MFT provide a secure, auditable, and policy-driven framework for exchanging sensitive data. 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. Here to Help At Generic Systems Australia , we’re Australia and New Zealand’s local experts in MFT, helping protect their data and boost their efficiency. If you’d like to discuss how we can deliver these advantages to your organisation, please feel welcome to get in touch with our Business Manager, Bradley Copson . He’s always happy to have an obligation-free chat and explain how affordably and quickly we can help you move up to heightened cyber security and productivity. Previous Next

< News How to Evaluate MFT Pricing 26 Feb 2026 With several Managed File Transfer vendors trying to gain a foothold in your enterprise software stack, here’s some advice on how to evaluate the different MFT pricing models on offer. Some Deals are Better than Others MFT generally makes for a very strong investment case. In my experience, it usually pays for itself in less than year, considering the employee hours previously wasted on manual file transfers, script maintenance, troubleshooting etc. However, despite MFTs compelling value proposition, some introductory deals being offered by some vendors include "hidden handcuffs” you may come to rue later on. So I recommend prospective new buyers first invest some time considering how the different pricing models might deliver value for their organisation in both the short and long term. More than Volume Your MFT needs to suit your organisation’s unique requirements. And those include a lot more than just your current file transfer volume. The complexity, degree of industry regulation, and how distributed your file exchange environment is, should all factor into your considerations. Operational, security, and scalability requirements should significantly influence your investment. Key Considerations Deployment Scope & Scale : The size of your organisation directly shapes the infrastructure, level of governance, and amount of automation needed to ensure file exchanges are secured. In particular, enterprise-scale environments need to consider how many endpoints, external partners, internal users, and integrated systems are involved. Transfer Volume & Speed: Yes, the number of files and gigabytes you need to transfer is important. But so too are the required timing and speed of those transfers. High-volume operations, near real time exchanges, or mission-critical workloads often demand greater capacity, more robust architecture, and advanced configuration. And, as the scope of deployment grows, so do the requirements for reliability, scalability, and operational resilience. Security & Compliance: The more sensitive the data being exchanged, the more controls an organisation must put in place to protect it. Industries with strict regulatory frameworks often require advanced safeguards like encryption at rest and in transit, granular access controls, tamper-evident audit logs, and policy-driven governance. Some organisations may require additional, layered protections such as IP screening, multifactor authentication, certificate-based trust, and DMX isolation. Strengthening beyond bare minimums is increasingly necessary as the threat landscape evolves and cyber incidents grow more costly. Automation: File transfers are rarely conducted in isolation. Orchestrating data movement between core business systems - ERP, CRM, financial platforms, HR and cloud applications – is a core benefit of MFT. Of course, the more systems an MFT solution needs to connect with, the more configuration, testing, and governance are required. Organisations operating in multi-cloud or multi‑vendor ecosystems may require more robust connectors, additional security controls, and specialised protocol support to ensure file transfers are reliable and compliant. This makes integration one of the most important pricing considerations to evaluate upfront. Local Support & Expertise: The availability of ongoing assistance - in your country, in your time zone – is key to maintaining reliability and troubleshooting any issues that can arise across your interconnected enterprise systems. That’s particularly true at the time you’re deploying and testing your newly automated file transfer system. Transitioning from manual scripting or fragmented tools may need additional resources at the outset to streamline processes, onboard users and partners, or build governance around new workflows. Later, as your IT environment scales, you may require enhanced monitoring, reporting, and administrative tools to maintain visibility and control. That’s why local support and maintenance are an essential consideration in a pricing discussion. The Usage Pricing Trap I urge caution when it comes to the usage-based pricing offered by some vendors. While the initial sticker price may seem appealing, costs can escalate quickly as your usage increases and your MFT footprint grows. An alternative - Server/Node pricing - doesn't punish you add more workload and users over time. How Modular Pricing Helps So: many variables can and should influence your MFT investment. You don’t want to pay for capabilities you need yet, but nor do you want to realise too late that you’re boxed in when your requirements grow. This is where GoAnywhere MFT 's modular approach to pricing really pays dividends for customers: Flexibility: Add licensed modules for a customized solution. Scalability: Scale up or down as your needs change. Singular product ease: Move data across all environments and applications with one, feature-rich solution. Integration: Complementary solutions like Advanced Threat Protection enable you to collaborate safely without malware entering your organisation, and without your employees losing or mishandling data. Server/Node Based: Avoid the usage pricing trap I cautioned against earlier. GoAnywhere is designed with flexibility in mind. Organisations can start with the core capabilities they need today and add additional modules over time for areas like high availability, advanced automation, auditing and reporting, and extended security controls. Bundles with popular combinations also add pricing value and flexibility. Licensable modules expand GoAnywhere’s functionality, Secure File Servers, Secure Folders, Secure Forms, as well as accelerated file transfer, Advanced Reporting, Content Inspection and more. Large enterprises which require high-availability and clustering, extensive auditing, or multi-cloud transfers can also design an architecture that matches their requirements without forcing every deployment into a one-size-fits-all bundle. Avoid Pricing Traps There’s no universal “sticker price” for comprehensive managed file transfer, because a secure, reliable, and compliant file transfer environment is shaped by more than just the number of servers or users. Deployment scale, security expectations, uptime requirements, automation ambitions, integration complexity, and local support needs should all contribute to your consideration of how to achieve the best value from your investment. Understanding the drivers up front can help you quiz potential providers and fairly compare your options. It will also help your eventual provider plan an efficient migration strategy, and a secure file transfer strategy that will serve your organisation well into the future. Local Advice, Expertise & Support At Generic Systems Australia , we have decades of experience helping Australian and New Zealand organisations take advantage of MFT technology. Our locally applied expertise has made us Fortra’s top MFT provider in Australia and New Zealand, and a Top 10 MFT partner globally. 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 . 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< News Make Your Supply Chain “Digitally Resilient” 28 Apr 2026 With the war in Iran disrupting business supply chains globally, Australian business leaders are increasingly turning their minds to their own supply chain resilience. The shockwaves from geopolitical instability have exposed how fragile global logistics networks can be when data flows are fragmented, manual, or opaque. However, supply chain resilience isn’t just about physical goods moving from A to B. It’s also about the integrity, visibility, and security of the information that orchestrates those movements. MFT for Resilience Managed File Transfer (MFT) should play a key role in your supply chain resilience. It provides a single, secure backbone for exchanging files between partners, systems, and territories. Instead of relying on ad‑hoc scripts, unsecured email attachments, or legacy FTP servers, MFT enforces encryption, authentication, and auditability across every transfer. When supply chains are under stress, this reliability becomes mission‑critical. MFT enables orders, manifests, compliance documents, and sensor data to continue to flow even as external conditions fluctuate. It adds up to business continuity. Efficiency Beyond security, MFT strengthens resilience through automation and visibility. It can detect failed transfers, retry automatically, and alert teams before disruptions cascade downstream. Dashboards and logs provide real‑time insight into where data is moving and where it’s stuck, allowing leaders to respond proactively rather than reactively. In a crisis, that transparency translates directly into agility. Companies can reroute, prioritise, or throttle data flows with control and confidence. D igital Supply Chains Ultimately, supply chain resilience in 2026 is as much about digital infrastructure as it is about physical logistics. By embedding MFT into their operational fabric, organisations gain a hardened, auditable, and self‑healing data layer that keeps their supply chains synchronised - even when the world isn’t. Local Expertise Available Generic Systems Australia is Fortra’s #1 GoAnywhere MFT Partner in Australia and New Zealand, with decades of experience enabling organisations to build resilient supply chains and defend against cyber attacks. If you’d like a no-cost, no-obligation discussion about how you could simply and affordably adopt an advanced MFT solution, please feel welcome to get in touch with us. Previous Next

Australia’s Consumer Data Right (CDR) requires businesses to carefully plan how they handle, store and disclose the consumer data they collect. This primer explains your obligations, the breaches that can occur, and a strategy to avoid them. Meeting Your Business’s CDR Obligations Australia’s Consumer Data Right (CDR) requires businesses to carefully plan how they handle, store and disclose the consumer data they collect. The CDR provides individuals with the right to access their personal information, and the right of data portability found in the European General Data Protection Right (GDPR). An economy-wide program, it was launched in 2020, and is presently being rolled out sector by sector. CDR enables consumers to safely and conveniently elect to share data about them, held by data holders, with accredited providers. The government’s aim with the program is to make it easier for consumers to compare products and services, access better value and improved services, and assist financial management. Phased Rollout CDR has already been rolled out to the banking and energy sectors. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and co-regulator the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner are responsible for ensuring accredited providers and data holders comply with their CDR obligations. As companies and consumers have greater access to data, and more data files are being transferred than ever before, greater safeguards to protect this data are required. Regulators are deploying a range of tools to monitor and access the available information to ensure consumers have their data security and integrity in place. Their stated goal is to prevent breaches of the CDR’s obligation through compliance management and enforcement. Business Impact Businesses need to consider how they handle the data they collect, including how that data is harvested, stored, used and disclosed, and how it will make consumer data available to its customers and their nominated recipients when requested to do so. Special care of internal systems, processes and compliance is required to prevent breaches. Examples of CDR breaches include: Repeated refusal to disclose consumer data Misleading or deceptive conduct Data collection without valid consent Intentional use or disclosure of data inconsistent with consumer consent Insufficient security controls to protect CDR data Complying with the CDR Businesses under the CDR protocols should consider: Reviewing their policies and processes for privacy and data handling Training staff on their CDR obligations and how to manage the risks involved with handling consumer data Establishing breach notification procedures One way to ensure files are kept secure both at rest and while in transit is to incorporate a managed file transfer system, like GoAnywhere MFT. This secure, automatic software can protect data by: Controlling access to files and data Encrypting data Establishing the correct security settings when sending and/or receiving highly confidential emails Providing automated audits, reports and logs showing who accessed which data, who it was transmitted to, etc. GoAnywhere can also enhance business efficiency be replacing the myriad of legacy manual approaches for file sharing that can proliferate across businesses over time. Further consumer-oriented resources on CDR are available from the Australia Government’s website . RESOURCES HOME

< News Why Your Business Needs PROACTIVE Cyber Security 4 Apr 2025 Blocking cyber criminals before they gain access to your IT systems requires your cyber security solution to have access to, and pre-emptively act upon, the very latest intel on threats. It needs an early warning system. Activating the proactive features in your existing security solutions is a good first step to keeping bad actors out. However, layering security with solutions that guard your data – instead of merely alerting you to breaches after the fact – is much better. Six Reasons Here are six reasons your organisation should consider making a proactive Managed File Transfer (MFT) security solution the foundation for your layered data security. Traditional threat intelligence is reactive against cyberthreats rather than proactive. While Brute Force and Denial of Service (DoS) attacks can be detected automatically, that’s only after your systems have come under attack.  A vulnerability discovered by a cybercriminal in one business system can be quickly replicated across other businesses’ systems in a wave of copycat attacks .  Some attacks may only be detectable through (all-too-infrequent) manual inspection of activity logs.  New and previously unknown vulnerabilities can lead to Zero Day incidents , if cyber security solutions don’t continually check for bad IP addresses. Cybercriminals systematically probe MFT service endpoints to evade automatic IP blocking.  An Example A manufacturing plant with multiple MFT deployments was concerned about rising cyberthreats and the potential for their systems to be compromised.  While they were confident in their MFT solution’s ability to protect sensitive data while in transit and in motion, their system didn’t pre-emptively detect bad actors or threats before they entered their MFT environment. While they could add trusted IPs to their “allowed” list, that created a future level of risk. What if that IP address was subsequently compromised…? Thinking Ahead GoAnywhere MFT , the world’s most fully-featured MFT, offers a unique proactive threat intelligence advantage over other lesser solutions , mitigating the risk of persistent IP address trust. By simply turning on the feature in the latest version of GoAnywhere, organisations can leverage the dynamic intelligence database of Fortra’s Threat Brain . This “brain” is comprised of data and indicators from Fortra’s deep portfolio of cybersecurity solutions. It provides a forward-leaning approach to cybersecurity threats, blocking IPs with bad reputations or malicious intent before they enter the MFT environment. When activated within GoAnywhere, Threat Brain pre-emptively blocks bad actors across all attack vectors, continually checking trustworthiness with each new session. Proactive Security Benefits for MFT As a built-in module, Fortra’s dynamic cybersecurity intelligence database benefits GoAnywhere customers by: Consistent re-verification : An IP's reputation is re-checked with every session to ensure it remains safe”. Other MFT products don’t offer this ongoing monitoring of IP addresses once they are white-listed. Comprehensive threat intelligence data sources : Threats detected in one of Fortra’s many security solutions is shared with the Threat Brain, increasing the overall intelligence data available to GoAnywhere MFT. Layered protection : Combined with Threat Protection and Zero Trust File Transfer, GoAnywhere provides unmatched options to safeguard data throughout the entire data lifecycle. Stay A Step Ahead of Cyber Crims Blocking the door to your MFT environment can be as easy as enabling the Threat Brain module in GoAnywhere and determining which level of security you require to meet your organisation’s security mandates or compliance requirements. If you’d like help tapping GoAnywhere’s proactive capabilities for your organisation, please feel welcome to contact me . I’m always happy to have an obligation-free discussion, demonstrate GoAnywhere’s capabilities, 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