As banks face a growing number of costly incidents, it begs the question, why? According to a recent BBC News article and our own experience—the answer lies somewhere between an overdependence on antiquated code, complex line-of-business and geographical variations, mass mergers and acquisitions, tighter SLAs and changes in data transfer patterns. Testing alone won’t be enough [...]

Security and risk professionals get it. CIOs get it. CEOs get it. The potential costs that a loss of data can cause are staggering. News reports every year remind us of the clear-cut financial and reputation damage that data loss has caused some organizations. So we know the dangers — but what can we do? [...]

B2B integration architecture needs a makeover. When it comes to whether or not it meets the demands of a modern business, many are simply not passing the test. All too often businesses still rely on a veritable soup of integration technology—which is expensive and lacks features like SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). Furthermore, a recent [...]

In a large organization, chances are there is more than one Rob Johnson, Bill Smith or Susan Hill working there. Whatever the case may be, sending files through SAP to the wrong Rob, Bill or Susan, is just one of the many ways data can get lost inside and outside a company. The fact of [...]

Some old things are nice — a fine antique desk, a watch from your grandfather, a classic car. But some are not. File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is like a laptop built in 1999. It’s outdated, and simply not equipped to ensure secure file transfer in the face of today’s modern IT landscape. So what are [...]

Many of us long for less stressful workdays.  We want things to run smoothly and efficiently.  Yet many CIOs and business users have nagging doubts about how secure company data is.  Forrester found that 81 percent of senior IT managers need heightened file transfer security options.  Our survey about data and file sharing practices at [...]

Guest blogger, Michelle Jones.  Vice President Global Channels & Alliances Anniversaries are often the catalyst for reflection and evaluation of year(s) past-  the events, successes and challenges that brought us to where we are today.  As my one year anniversary with SEEBURGER approaches, it seemed appropriate to do just that. It is with tremendous pride [...]

Wow. It’s only been half a year since we introduced our Managed File Transfer solution (SEE MFT) and it’s already won another award. Info Security Products Guide just awarded it the 2012 Global Excellence Award in the Database Security, Data Leakage-Protection/Extrusion Prevention category. Judges were impressed by SEE MFT’s comprehensive security framework and its ability [...]

While originally implemented to solve problems and save money – outdated legacy B2B integration systems now create problems and waste money. When integration systems first came out ─ they were a major hit. They made it possible for companies to connect with customers, vendors, financial institutions and other business partners efficiently. Unfortunately, the increasing number [...]

If you missed our recent webinar with Forrester and SAP Insider titled “Closing the Compliance Gap in File Exchange”, here is a transcript of the portion presented by Forrester’s Ken Vollmer, a principal analyst in the analyst firm’s application development and delivery research group. Ken Vollmer:  “It’s my pleasure to be with you today to [...]