Secure File Transfer Service
Why Use a Secure File Transfer Service?
With ever-increasing digital file-sharing activity becoming the de-facto standard enabling collaboration and work, secure file transfers have become critical. Alongside increased file sharing comes the inevitable rise in cyber-criminal activity, catastrophic data leaks, and regulatory exposure.
At Filemail, we maintain a stringent enterprise-grade cloud security posture that safeguards your files, from upload to download. We do this without compromising on speed nor our user-friendly drag-and-drop interface. If you are sharing business-critical files, sensitive data, or personal information, it is imperative that you reduce your risk-exposure by using a secure file sharing service.
What Makes a File Transfer Secure?
At Filemail, we have an established set of procedures, technologies, and methodological measures that together enable a holistic security framework throughout the file-sharing lifecycle.
Designed with security in mind from the ground up, the Filemail platform delivers flexibility, scalability, and compliance that can accommodate your specific security requirements and infrastructure demands.
The Components Of A Secure File Transfer Service
To provide a compliant secure file transfer service, it’s vital that the following core safeguards are present, that together form a robust set of secure file transfer protocols:
- Encryption
- Authentication
- Integrity
- Logging
- Notifications
- Regulatory Compliance
- AI-Powered Threat Detection
- Password Protection
Elements That Facilitate Secure File Transfers
Encryption: Maintain Privacy
We encrypt all data in transit, to and from any device that connects to our cloud-based service, using HTTPS with TLS 1.2. We also offer AES-256 encryption at rest, which can be harnessed via end-to-end encryption, for further data protection while your files are stored on our servers
Authentication: Protect Confidentiality
For multi-user accounts, you can enable two-factor authentication, to add another security layer beyond the standard login and password procedure. For businesses that use centralized identity management platforms such as Microsoft Entra or Google Workspace, we provide SAML SSO, for seamless integration.
Integrity: Ensure Trust
We generate two MD5 checksums for all files that transit through our system. The system generates the first checksum before the user uploads the file. A second checksum generated after the upload, verifies that the files remain unaltered. Every file uploaded to our servers undergoes a virus and malware scan, ensuring complete integrity throughout the process.
Logging: Transparent and Traceable
We provide fully auditable trails capturing extensive file-sharing activity in WORM (Write Once Read Many) immutable logs, for regulatory compliance and internal auditing. Our activity logs are granular and available for the full customer lifecycle.
Notifications: Real-Time Updates
We provide real-time notifications for key milestones, that keep you in the loop about account activity. Uploads, downloads, and friendly reminders are just some of the events you’ll be notified about.
Password Protection: Access Control
All files you share can be protected with a password that you define at the time of upload. Visitors to the download page must enter this password to access the files. Some of our paid plans offer password protection.
AI-Powered Threat Detection
Our AI-driven monitoring system analyses critical network traffic and activity, to detect suspicious behavior potentially indicative of malicious intent. Our intrusion detection system automatically blocks IP addresses exhibiting erratic or hostile behavior.
FAQ
We offer two main file transfer methods. The first is the ability to send large files using just an email address, and it is as easy as sending an email. The second option is via a secure sharable link, that you will receive upon a successful file transfer process
The maximum file size limit depends on your plan tier. If you are on our Business or Enterprise plan, you can use our large file sharing service to share files of any size
There are no restrictions on the type of file you can share with Filemail. You can share videos, images, music, documents, any file type, and format.
During the file-upload process you’ll be asked if you’d like to “Protect download page with password". When you select this option, you’ll be prompted to define a password. All visitors to the download page must submit the password to access the shared files. Password protection is available as an additional security feature in some of our paid plans.
Paid users can define and extend file expiration dates from a simple dropdown menu. This simple feature can aid in increasing data security.
Once the expiration date is reached, we automatically delete the file so it’s no longer available to download.
Yes, absolutely. We not only offer a no-registration file-sharing service, but also a free Basic account with 5 GB of storage. With the Basic account you can send and receive files securely.
For maximum peace of mind when sharing sensitive information and data, use a secure file transfer solution that implements authentication, end-to-end encryption, and AI threat detection. A solution like Filemail.
