Biscom's secure file transfer architecture and overview whitepaper describes how secure file transfer provides an easier, more secure and robust method to transfer any size or type of file and to securely collaborate within workgroups. The whitepaper includes sections on:

• Sharing confidential and large files
• Support for web interfaces, mobile devices, and workflows
• Issues with email, FTP, and mobile devices when sending files
• How secure file transfer works
• Secure collaboration
• Architecture, data security, and deployment options
• Virtualization
• Multiple Instances

Email is the default file transport system in most organizations: an Osterman Research survey found that nearly one-third of emails contain attachments and 95% of the information that flows through email systems in the typical organization is
attachments.

Any investment in a security-centric application that involves sending confidential information outside an organization’s borders must be vetted from both a business as well as a technology perspective. The goal of this document is to help educate both the business and technology decision makers by:

• Examining the challenge of sending and sharing large or confidential files with external parties

• Illustrating the benefits of a secure file transfer (SFT) solution

• Outlining the various aspects and implications of introducing SFT technology into an organization’s existing processes and infrastructure

• Identifying key issues and questions that need to be addressed in order to maximize the advantage of a SFT deployment