In a recent article, software architecture writer Lee Atchison makes a statement that has become impossible for the MFT industry to ignore: legacy software can’t keep pace with today’s security realities. And the recent GoAnywhere incident illustrates how quickly things fall apart when patching depends on customers instead of architecture.
When a critical vulnerability was disclosed, the vendor delivered a patch within a week, which sounds reasonable until you remember what happens next in the legacy world. Every customer has to find a maintenance window, test the update, push it through internal change management, and deploy it manually across their environment.
Meanwhile, attackers don’t wait. Ransomware groups immediately began scanning for unpatched GoAnywhere systems, and most organizations simply weren’t patched in time.
This point being: the delay isn’t caused by teams responsiveness, but by the architecture itself.
With the SaaS model, where patching is centralized and instantaneous, instead of hundreds or thousands of customers scrambling to update their own environments, a SaaS provider can patch once and protect everyone at the same time. Exposure windows shrink from weeks to hours, or even minutes.
Files.com is built to avoid the delays and risks that come with legacy, self-hosted MFT systems. Our architecture is designed so patches and security updates roll out instantly across the entire platform. That means no maintenance windows, manual upgrades, or waiting for internal change processes. Issues are resolved fast and consistently, giving enterprises the protection they need without the operational drag.
Read the full article here: Managed File Transfer in the Modern Era.