The no hype guide to secure file sharing

Most people are familiar with commercial file sharing services like Dropbox and You Send It. These are great solutions to the problem of file-size limits on emails. If you need to send a 400mb video file to a friend, short of posting a flash drive to them you'll most likely want to use Dropbox. However, these commercial file sharing services are not secure. Dropbox has been hacked in the past, exposing users' files. This is distressing enough for consumers whose files are personal, but means that they are risky for businesses who often handle confidential documents. Instead, many companies are choosing dedicated secure file sharing platforms as their preferred method of transferring large or confidential documents.

Secure file sharing platforms provide and safe and reliable method of uploading and sharing documents without having to use email or commercial file sharing tools. This method is the approach adopted by many large organisations who have confidential documents such as business pitches and sensitive information which they need to share, either internally with colleagues or externally with clients. Users can grant access to the system only through usernames and passwords, different to shared drives where everyone who has access can see every document saved in the system read more.