In order to prevent internal core data from leaking, most R&D companies have implemented internal and external network isolation, and even divided R&D networks, office networks, and production networks in their internal networks. However, the isolated network also blocks some special services that require cross-network data exchange, making it impossible for cross-network services to develop smoothly.
In the daily business of an enterprise, there are a large number of scenarios where files need to be transferred between different networks.
- Employees on the intranet need to send documents such as design drawings and project materials to users on the extranet.
- Customers, suppliers, and partners need to send files to intranet employees via the Internet.
- Employees on business trips can only access the Internet, and there is no way to obtain intranet files.
- Technological companies need to continue to import large amounts of data obtained from external sources into the R&D network to perform data processing such as machine learning and data mining, such as data collected by sensors, test data, and data collected by network services.
How to get through the business process of data exchange across the network under the premise of ensuring network isolation and security is a major problem that plagues many companies. This also brings challenges to the IT department's product selection, which needs to meet the requirements of the three parties at the same time:
- Leadership: rapid implementation and cost control
- Business department: easy to use and comprehensive
- IT department: manageable and controllable, safe and compliant
The IT department needs a cross-network ferry software that not only meets the security management standards, but also meets the needs of business users, and at the same time can be controlled by IT.
Below is a simple comparison of several popular cross-network file ferrying methods on the market for your reference, as shown in the following figure:
| Considerations |
Mobile hard disk copy |
Gate Ferry |
Dual network card host transfer |
Dedicated cross-network file exchange (Such as Ftrans cross-network file exchange) |
| Isolation security |
better |
it is good |
Poor |
it is good |
| Data exchange speed |
general |
difference |
high |
Extremely high |
| Antivirus check |
difficult Susceptible virus |
difficult |
easy |
Built-in automatic antivirus check |
| File content audit |
Harder |
Harder Need to be developed |
easy |
easy Support mainstream DLP engine |
| Support the approval process |
not support |
not support |
not support |
stand by Built-in process engine |
| Auditable |
not support |
There are records of file exchanges, and people cannot be traced |
not support |
Support, full records of personnel data exchange behavior |
| Centralized control |
Harder Risk of loss |
Harder No centralized management |
easy |
easy |
| Hardware cost |
low |
high |
Lower |
Can utilize existing equipment of the enterprise to support virtualization deployment |
| Software cost |
Lower |
Lower |
high |
low |
Through comparison, it can be seen that only professional cross-network ferry software can meet the needs of enterprises, such as "Ftrans Ferry Cross-network File Security Exchange System", which can easily realize cross-network file exchange, fully guarantee data security, and improve business. operating efficiency. Let's take a look at what is so good about it!
1. Full platform log audit, easy to trace all operation behaviors and file content
Document package creation, sending, approval, access, and download are all recorded for audit. It can not only audit operation records, but also audit original files, and easily trace the file access and download records and file approval behavior records of designated personnel. Once leaks or other violations occur, they can be quickly investigated and traced.
2. Multi-dimensional security strategy to ensure 100% data security
The transmission process is fully encrypted to ensure the integrity and safety of the data in the exchange process. Distributed deployment architecture, using a private communication protocol, strong ability to resist external attacks, the physical location of the data does not cross the network before approval. It adopts the front-end computer solution to meet the requirements of equal guarantee and industry standards. Automatic anti-virus check to prevent the spread of viruses.
3. Important documents need to be approved to protect intellectual property rights from loss
Based on preset conditions such as document attributes and sender/receiver characteristics, different approval procedures are automatically initiated. Support multi-level approval, multi-person approval, countersigning or signing. Support the approval additional information form of custom format. Meet various approval requirements.
4. Reliable exchange of large amounts of data to improve business timeliness
It perfectly solves the cross-network exchange of large amounts of business data such as production, research and development, and testing. Resumable transmission, automatic retransmission, completeness check, 100% guarantee for file correctness. Built-in high-performance transmission protocol, bandwidth utilization rate can reach more than 80%, greatly improving the timeliness of business.
5. Simple and easy to use and get started quickly, and smoothly build a cross-network file exchange system
With the software system as the core, no complicated environment support is needed, and the deployment is simple, which greatly reduces the daily maintenance workload of IT personnel. The user interface is clear at a glance, does not change the user's daily use habits, simple operation, out-of-the-box use, and smooth construction of a cross-network file exchange system.
6. Rapid deployment, short implementation period, and maximize benefits
Support for privatized deployment, data is stored in the user's own server and trusted nodes, to ensure the enterprise's data ownership and control. Support Linux/Windows server, support virtual environment deployment, support software and hardware integrated machine. Support pure Web access, optional high-performance browser plug-in, and provide command line transmission tool.
Through the above comparison and analysis, it can be seen that the "Ftrans Ferry Cross-Network File Security Exchange System" can meet all the needs of the leaders, business departments, and IT departments at the same time, and establish a unified, safe, controllable and convenient cross-network data for the enterprise. The exchange channel realizes the full life cycle control of cross-network file exchange that can be controlled beforehand, reviewed during the event, and traceable afterwards.