Security Considerations for Exchanging Files Over the Internet

Scholl, Matthew; Souppaya, Murugiah; Scarfone, Karen

ITL Bulletin

Security Considerations for Exchanging Files Over the Internet

Documentation Topics

Date Published: August 2020

Editor(s)

Matthew Scholl (NIST), Murugiah Souppaya (NIST), Karen Scarfone (Scarfone Cybersecurity)

Abstract

Every day, in order to perform their jobs, workers exchange files over the Internet through email attachments, file sharing services, and other means. To help organizations reduce potential exposure of sensitive information, NIST has released a new Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) Bulletin on secure file exchanges. The bulletin discusses several possible solutions for secure file exchanges, as well as numerous examples of methods for detecting file exchanges that aren't properly protected.

Keywords

data protection; encryption; telework

Control Families

System and Information Integrity; System and Communications Protection

Documentation

Publication:
August 2020 ITL Bulletin

Supplemental Material:
Infographic: Play the Secure File Exchange Game (pdf)

Document History:
08/03/20: ITL Bulletin (Final)

Topics

Security and Privacy
digital signatures; encryption; public key infrastructure

Technologies
email; internet; mobile

Applications
communications & wireless; telework