Whether it’s sharing medical records with clients or transferring project data to remote collaborators, safe uploading and downloading of business files are essential for user productivity. These vital business processes are vulnerable to data breaches and attacks when they’re not properly secured.
Implementing a validation process for uploads to files to your website is the best way to keep from such threats. This is about identifying potentially hazardous content in user files and verifying that they have the extension they claim to have.
In practice, this means you must make sure that your website is sifting through malicious extensions for files like.exe,.dll and.bat. You should also secure files to prevent sensitive data from being stolen and made available online. It also means the ability to allow users to upload recognizable, valid file types (like png or jpg) and removing potentially hazardous patterns and characters from file names to stop hackers from hiding malicious content behind innocent-sounding file formats.
Another important thing to do is ensure that you’re not sharing sensitive data on your server in the first place. This can be accomplished by requiring users to submit their password before being able to access uploaded files. It is also recommended to encrypt the password that is provided by the uploader, and transmit it to your server so that users can only access data on your system.
It’s important to remember that even if your files are encrypted and you’re using an encrypted platform but it’s still best not to share copyrighted information on a website that is public. This could lead to legal issues and create doubt in the reputation of your business. Instead, you should use secure methods of exchange such as email or fax, or even meeting with colleagues in person to address your business requirements.