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Infographic: 6 file transfer best practices

File sharing is a critical everyday practice across the enterprise. The wide-scale adoption of IM and collaboration tools, as well as cloud-based file-sharing sites, has made the process of sharing data easier -- but also less secure -- than ever. Here are six secure file transfer best practices to avoid exposing confidential data.

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    The migration to DynamoDB streamlined data modeling, enabled automatic scaling, and cut operational efforts. Notable aspects included a unified table design, a step-by-step migration for continuous service, and DynamoDB's adeptness at managing traffic surges.

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    Gesundheitsdaten sind ein Hauptziel für Cyberkriminelle, die Schwachstellen im Netz oder in den Geräten ausnutzen können, um die Integrität der Daten zu gefährden. Deshalb ist es wichtig, einen umfassenden Überblick über das gesamte Netzwerk zu haben und dessen Aktivitäten auf Anzeichen von Bedrohungen zu überwachen.

    Die Solothurner Spitäler haben sich für ExeonTrace entschieden, eine Netzwerkerkennungs- und -reaktionslösung, die das Netzwerk auf Anomalien untersucht und die Sicherheitsteams alarmiert, damit diese Maßnahmen ergreifen können.

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