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Check Off Your Security Needs for File Transfers

The Signiant Platform checks off all common requirements for secure file transfers, providing centralized control, tracking, and encryption across multi-cloud, hybrid, and on-prem environments.

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Common File Transfer Security Needs

Industry Data Compliance

Many media companies now require partners to meet specific industry standards for collaboration, including secure file transfer solutions that ensure compliance and protect sensitive media content. Standards like the Trusted Partner Network (TPN) assessments, Motion Picture Association (MPA) security recommendations and SOC 2 Type 2 certification help companies maintain security, safeguard their assets and strengthen business partnerships in today’s competitive markets.

Standards-Based Encryption

File transfer tools must employ standards-based security technology like Transport Layer Security (TLS) to secure data and information as it is transmitted, including advanced authentication, data integrity, and data confidentiality. End-to-end encryption in flight shields sensitive content from interception. Implementing these standards allows companies to protect intellectual property while fostering trust among collaborators, particularly in remote and distributed workflows where data often moves across various networks.

Reporting & Alerts

Chain of custody, file transfer history and automated alerts are critical for security and compliance as they not only prevent breaches but also provide vital audit trails in the event of an incident. By documenting every step of a file’s journey — who accessed it, when and what changes were made — companies can quickly trace how a breach happened and respond effectively. This transparency is crucial for mitigating damage, addressing vulnerabilities and maintaining trust in high-stakes media environments.

User Authentication & Access Control

User authentication and access control are critical for secure and efficient file transfers, especially with the increasing reliance on external partners, freelancers and a remote workforce in today’s media productions. Robust systems ensure that only authorized individuals can access only the content required, reducing the risk of data breaches and leaks. Without these controls, companies face security vulnerabilities, making it difficult to stay both compliant and agile in managing modern media workflows.

Secure Sharing with External Partners

Secure sharing with external partners is essential, but companies must ensure security on both sides of the transfer without exposing their storage or relying on one party for the entire process. Each company needs to protect its own assets while ensuring that files are securely exchanged. A solution that allows a secure cloud-based handshake ensures that parties don’t have to share passwords or sensitive network information to share content.

End-to-End Possession

Storage independence is crucial for security because it eliminates reliance on third-party storage when sharing files. Many cloud tools route files through their storage, creating vulnerability. If their system suffers a breach or cyber-attack, your content, along with other customers’ data, is at risk. With file transfer storage independence, files move directly between your own storage systems or directly into your partners storage, reducing exposure to external threats and ensuring better control over sensitive media assets.

The Signiant Platform Benefits

Security

Signiant’s Security Framework

Signiant’s secure design principles prioritize the protection of sensitive media assets by undergoing third-party assessments like the Trusted Partner Network (TPN) and complying with SOC 2 Type 2. These standards, along with our routine security audits from one of the leading third-party security firms, give confidence to the thousands of companies that rely on Signiant to move sensitive data that their content is safe.

Intelligent Transfer

Intelligent File Transfer

Signiant’s patented intelligent file transport leverages metadata to optimize the transfer process, adapting dynamically to provide fast and seamless access to media assets across any IP network. This approach ensures efficient and reliable transfers by adjusting to varying network conditions and utilizing advanced transport protocols to maintain high performance and security.

Access Control

Granular Authentication & Access Control

Signiant’s role-based access and authentication offer granular controls, ensuring users are only granted access to the files they need, with permissions tailored to their specific job functions. This approach enhances security while providing streamlined interfaces that improve workflows and guarantee the right access for the right people.

Hybrid Cloud / Multi-Cloud

Transfer Files Across Hybrid Cloud, Multi-Cloud Environments

The Signiant SaaS Platform’s cloud-based architecture optimizes cloud connectivity and data transfers. The platform’s control plane, hosted in AWS, authorizes, orchestrates and tracks content movement. The data plane, enabling fast, seamless and secure access to media assets, operates across AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Storage and on-premises. This architecture makes it easy to move content into and out of any storage location, including cloud-to-cloud transfers and inter-company content exchange.

Control & Visibility

Control & Visibility

Control and visibility are at the core of the Signiant Platform, which goes beyond transport acceleration to offer centralized management. Designed for scalability and complexity, Signiant enables media companies of any size to easily oversee and report on all transfers across multiple endpoints, partners and users across all of its products.

Storage Independence

Storage Independence

Signiant never takes custody of our customer’s assets. Content is moved directly into and out of our customer’s storage, whether on-prem or in the cloud.

Secure Sharing

Secure Sharing with External Partners

The Signiant Platform’s cloud-based handshake ensures automated, secure file transfers between authorized partners by verifying identities and permissions before initiating transfers. This process makes setting up inter-company content exchange jobs easy without sharing passwords or sensitive network information.

Unified View

Unified View for Every Transfer

Signiant revolutionizes media management by offering a single-pane-of-glass view for all storage and transfer activity. A centralized console makes it easy to view transfers in progress and transfer history with detailed chain of custody information.

Customer Story

Mango/NewEdit

“Number one for us is security. Let’s begin there. Because Signiant has been vetted by all the studios, a mission-critical stamp of approval, Mango/NewEdit doesn’t have to worry about content security when working with large studios.”

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The Signiant Platform by the Numbers

50,000

Companies

1,000,000

global users

global users

50

PB of Data Transferred per Month

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The Signiant Platform builds on the foundation of our world-class fast file movement apps and adds workflow-centric production services that make working with media even more efficient.

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