Secure Uploading and Downloading Business Files

Uploading files is a critical element of many applications and services for business. They are commonplace in the areas of content management systems and healthcare portals, insurance sites and messaging applications. However allowing malicious actors to upload files with no restrictions could expose your customers’ personal information to security breach.

In order to ensure secure uploading and downloading, a system must be implemented that checks uploaded files’ contents against the whitelist of approved types of files and scans for viruses. This is especially important when you handle customer data and must be compliant with laws like HIPAA or GDPR for EU citizens.

A good system for uploading files will also ensure that the data is encrypted both during flight and when it is in rest. This stops data from being easily read by third party and protects your business from costly lawsuits and fines resulting from non-compliance.

Additionally it is recommended to upload files to designated storage locations on your database, server or cloud storage service. You should also provide a link to the file to the user. This reduces the chance that hackers could gain access to your server, and also steal important information from document management system customers.