Demonstrating Commitment to Customer Input and Continuous Improvement, Coviant Software Releases Diplomat MFT 9.3
Enhancements fortify secure-by-design MFT platform against current cyber threats and anticipated threats associated with quantum computing.
SAN ANTONIO, TX, September 27, 2024 – Building on a troubling trend from the previous year, threat actors continued to target vulnerable managed file transfer (MFT) platforms during 2024. To ensure that its own products remained secure even as others were exploited, Coviant Software worked diligently to bolster its award-winning, secure-by-design Diplomat MFT solution with new and enhanced features focused on making it a hard target for attackers and a reliable product for its customers.
The upgrade—Diplomat MFT 9.3—combines process automations and state-of-the-art security features that deliver excellent usability, reflecting customer feedback and in anticipation of current and emerging threats. The changes demonstrate Coviant Software’s willingness to listen to customer input as an integral part of its commitment to continuous product improvement.
Among the new features and improvements in Diplomat MFT 9.3 are:
- Time-based One-Time Password (TOTP) Enhancements for admins to ensure broad support for two factor authentication (2FA), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and authenticator applications like Microsoft Authenticator, Google Authenticator, Okta Verify, Duo Mobile, and more.
- Improved Elliptic Curve Cryptography Support to ensure “quantum resistant” encryption and keep pace as new standards are developed, helping protect customers even as threat actors engage in data harvesting in anticipation of viable quantum computing.
- PGP and SSH Security Improvements for functionality and usability, including streamlined import/export of PGP and SSH keys with digital trading partners.
Other improvements include added support for DFS Namespaces to SMB Transport and “path style” addressing to S3 Transport (S3 API Compatible), and updates to the more secure Apache Tomcat to 9.0 and Azul Zulu Java.
“One thing we like to say here is, ‘the world runs on files.’ And as long as organizations have a need to send, receive, host, and retrieve business-critical files, we are committed to offering the industry’s best managed file transfer platform,” said Coviant Software CEO Gregory Hoffer. “That includes ensuring Diplomat MFT is secure-by-design with automations that make data protection integral to every aspect of the file transfer process instead of an afterthought.”
As long as organizations have a need to send, receive, host, and retrieve business-critical files, we are committed to offering the industry’s best managed file transfer platform
Coviant Software’s Diplomat MFT secure managed file transfer solution meets customer expectations for functionality, ease of use, and enterprise-grade scalability without sacrificing security for convenience. Among Diplomat MFT’s automated features are:
- PGP encryption management;
- Authorized recipient/destination confirmation;
- Scheduler with virtually unlimited concurrent job capacity;
- Process data capture for compliance audit ability and troubleshooting; and,
- Notifications to communication channels of choice (email, text, Slack, Teams, etc.).
Diplomat MFT’s secure architecture and deployment in conjunction with the Diplomat MFT SFTP Server and Edge Gateway keeps files and connections secure before, during, and after transfer, allowing users to securely exchange files with unlimited B2B partners across a wide variety of endpoints, including cloud storage providers, traditional FTP servers, remote agents, even email. And the solution works seamlessly with business applications like ERP and CRM platforms, and cloud storage services like S3, Azure, SharePoint, Box, Dropbox, and more.
Furthermore, Diplomat MFT’s reliability means users can process heavy job loads with multiple trading partners consistently, helping organizations in highly regulated industries—in particular healthcare, financial services, government, and biopharma manufacturing—to maintain compliance with industry standards and security and privacy like HIPAA/HITECH, PCI-DSS, and GDPR.
For a detailed overview of Diplomat MFT’s product range and offerings, including its unparalleled security and administration features, visit the Diplomat MFT 9.3 information page.
Coviant Software makes the award-winning secure managed file transfer platform Diplomat MFT, recognized as the industry’s value-leader. Diplomat MFT is a cross-platform software solution that runs on-premises, in the cloud, or in a hybrid deployment. Diplomat MFT takes less than an hour for customers to install and configure for their first automated file transfer. If you are interested in obtaining a free license for Diplomat MFT, you can visit us at www.coviantsoftware.com/contact, send an email to info@coviantsoftware.com, or call us at 210-985-0985 x100.