The typical enterprise transfers thousands of files per day, making it one of the essential business productivity tools. But there are a number of misconceptions floating around that give the technology a black eye. Here are the Top 5:

This is the most common misconception. File transfer tools are seen as a productivity necessity and employees will toss security to the wind to get the job done. The truth is there's much more to take into consideration -- for compliance, operations and overall security. For example:

• Visibility: You can't secure what you can't see and you can't be compliant if you have no idea who is sending which files, where. Full into files moving inside and outside of your network is a necessity in file transfer security and compliance, and it's just as important (if not more important) than the file simply reaching its destination.

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