Whitepapers

Read in-depth analysis of the latest issues, trends, and opportunities related to mobile file sharing, BYOD, the consumerization of IT, the Dropbox problem, and cloud storage and sharing in this selection of Accellion whitepapers.

Gartner MarketScope Report
Accellion, Inc., has received the highest rating possible, a “Strong Positive” in the Gartner MarketScope for “Enterprise File Synchronization and Sharing based on evaluation of our Accellion Secure Mobile File Sharing solution.” The Gartner MarketScope notes that “enterprise file synchronization and sharing (EFSS) offerings enable productivity and collaboration for mobile workers who use multiple devices, such as smartphones and media tablets, in addition to PCs. Organizations must deploy EFSS services to secure enterprise information assets. Failure to provide these capabilities will subject organizations to information leakage threats caused by users who move data through uncontrolled personal cloud services.”
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Business Process Improvement

BYOD File Sharing – Go Private Cloud to Mitigate Data Risks
The consumerization of IT and the popularity of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) are jeopardizing the security and integrity of business data. Seeking an easy way to share files across smartphones, tablets, and desktops, employees are signing up for free public cloud file sharing services that lack rigorous security and audit controls. Download this whitepaper to learn the benefits of adopting private cloud solution for file sharing and synchronization.
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5 Best Practices for Secure Enterprise Content Mobility
The proliferation of mobile devices and IT management’s increasing acceptance of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) are creating new security challenges for enterprises. While Mobile Device Management (MDM) provides a useful framework for provisioning mobile devices and Mobile Application Management (MAM) provides a useful framework for provisioning and managing apps, neither MDM nor MAM address the file sharing and collaboration needs of mobile users. Such a solution —Mobile Content Management (MCM)— protects content itself, regardless of which devices are being used, enabling users to share that content securely across mobile devices and with other authorized users.
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Mobilize SharePoint Securely: Top 5 Enterprise Requirements
To stay productive, mobile users want continuous access to business data—including data stored in Enterprise Content Management (ECM) systems such as Microsoft® SharePoint – and they want to collaborate on and share that information with co-workers, business partners, vendors and customers. When they discover how difficult it is to access SharePoint files on smartphones and tablets, they often do an end run around corporate IT and post files to cloud-based file-sharing services like Dropbox. Copies of SharePoint files then spread from device to device, unmonitored and uncontrolled by IT. Read this whitepaper learn how to mobilize SharePoint securely by meeting the five requirements enterprises should look for a solution:
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10 Mobile Security Requirements for BYOD
Enterprises need to ensure that mobile workers always have the information they need at their fingertips and can share it with business partners and customers, while also ensuring that confidential data remains secure and that data security regulations and policies are never violated.
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Enterprise Strategy Group: Evaluating Cloud File Sharing and Collaboration Solutions
This whitepaper, written by Industry Analyst Terri McClure with The Enterprise Strategy Group, explores criteria for evaluating enterprise mobile cloud file sharing and collaboration solutions. Specifically, questions organizations need to ask when reviewing infrastructure choices, service and support, administration and control capabilities, as well as security and availability features.
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Osterman Research: The Need for Enterprise-Grade File Sharing and Synchronization
Cloud-based file-sharing and synchronization (FSS) tools are among the hottest applications used in the workplace. These tools, which broadly can be classified as “consumer-focused” because they are typically deployed by individual users and not as part of a coordinated IT plan, offer tremendous usability. This white paper discusses how departments should deploy enterprise-grade replacements for these tools that will provide the same benefits of everywhere-access to files but that put IT in control.
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Osterman Research: Putting IT Back in Control of BYOD
Over the past several years, one of the most important trends to impact organizations of all sizes – but particularly mid-sized and large organizations – is for employees to use their own smartphones and tablets in the course of their work. This white paper discusses the BYOD trend and provides data from an extensive survey conducted specifically for this document.
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Compliance and Security

Strategy for Securing Mobile Content: 5 Key Guidelines
Along with the impressive benefits of mobile productivity come impressive risks, especially related to content security. Create a strategy for securing mobile content incorporating the five key guidelines outlined in this whitepaper.
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Mobile Technology: How to Mitigate the Risks
How do you ensure that critical enterprise information remains secure on personal mobile devices - even when the devices are lost or stolen? Learn what a panel of experts have to say in this ISMG webinar transcript.
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Beyond Dropbox: Requirements for Enterprise File Sharing and File Synchronization
Free file synchronization apps promise a hassle-free solution to many, but prove to be an immense challenge to those in charge of IT and security. These consumer-class services put enterprises at risk for data leaks, security attacks, and regulatory compliance violations.
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5 Security Essentials for Collaboration in the Enterprise
With the increasing use of collaboration tools in the enterprise, it is essential that organizations implement best practices and safeguards to ensure enterprise data security and compliance.This whitepaper explores the security hazards of unsecure and unmanaged collaboration, and provides an overview of the top 5 security essentials for any enterprise collaboration solution.
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Mitigating the Security Risks of File Sharing in the Enterprise
When enterprises lose control of files with confidential or sensitive information, dire consequences ensue. Learn how secure file sharing solutions can help organizations minimize the risk of data breaches and help ensure compliance with internal policies and industry regulations.
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Secure File Sharing for HIPAA Compliance: Protecting PHI
Healthcare organizations (HCOs) and their partners make themselves vulnerable to data breaches by sharing confidential files through physical media such as CDs and USB sticks and over online and mobile channels such as personal, dropbox-type applications, FTP or email. Learn how secure file sharing solutions help HCOs reduce the risk of data breaches and improve their compliance with industry regulations such as HIPAA.
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Closing the Security Gap in SharePoint, OCS, and Exchange
The majority of enterprises today use Microsoft communication and collaboration infrastructure software including Microsoft SharePoint, OCS, and Exchange. But these products create security challenges for enterprises that need to collaborate and share information with external users such as federated partners, customers, remote users, and mobile workers.
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Managed File Transfer: The Unsung Security and Compliance Solution
Ziff Davis Enterprise recently completed a comprehensive survey of user experiences with managed file transfer (MFT). Read this exclusive eWEEK Executive Strategy Planner which examines...
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Best Practices for Implementing Enterprise Secure File Transfer
Every type of organization needs to protect confidential information, whether for regulatory compliance or simply for economic competitiveness. But enterprises still do a poor job of protecting data in transit. This whitepaper explains the benefits of and best practices for implementing enterprise secure file transfer.
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Building Enterprise Secure File Transfer Processes that Improve Your Security and Compliance
Virtually all businesses today have work processes that dictate the need to share critical business information with people outside as well as inside the organization. The information may be highly confidential intellectual property, patient health records, sensitive customer data, financial information or the like....
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The File Transfer Balancing Act -- Achieving Compliance without Compromising Business Agility
The global economy is pushing businesses in virtually every industry to work faster and smarter. The company that can't respond to a customer need almost immediately is destined to lose out to a more nimble competitor that can meet that need. It comes down to agility - how fast a company can....
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Accellion Security FAQ
This document answers frequently asked questions regarding the security features of the Accellion solution and its deployment as a virtual, physical, cloud appliance or hosted cloud service.
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Aberdeen Group Analyst Insight Report: Does Your Enterprise Have a "Dropbox Problem"?
In the absence of well-defined policies, awareness and education, and officially supported alternatives for sharing files securely, knowledgeable end-users will often overlook security and compliance in favor of getting the job done by taking advantage of free and readily available alternatives.
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Multi-Site/Global Solutions

8 Critical Requirements for Secure, Mobile File Sharing and Collaboration
As mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets become increasingly popular, business users are coming to expect 24/7 mobile access to business data and tools. But enterprises must ensure that mobile file sharing never jeopardizes data security or regulatory compliance. This white paper describes the requirements—such as server-based security, data encryption, and audit trails—that secure file sharing solutions must meet in order to deliver mobile access while protecting data confidentiality and regulatory compliance.
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Secure File Sharing and Collaboration in the Cloud: Maximizing the Benefits While Minimizing the Risks
Cloud computing enables enterprises to meet their business IT requirements more nimbly and effectively than ever before. The opportunity to offer enterprise business applications from a private cloud, public cloud, or hybrid cloud configuration gives enterprises tremendous flexibility for maximizing the cost- effectiveness of IT deployments. This white paper explores the considerations for deploying secure file sharing and collaboration in the cloud to ensure the protection of confidential information and compliance with industry and government regulations.
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Virtualization for Secure Large File Transfer

Deploying Innovation - The Advantages of Virtualization for Secure File Transfer
Virtualization has changed the IT landscape with the accompanying benefits of deployment speed and simplified installation as well as reduced costs, configuration flexibility, and increased business agility. Read this whitepaper to learn about the advantages of deploying virtual appliances for secure file transfer.
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