Transferring Data Securely

There are an increasing number of ways to copy or transmit data among individuals and accounts. Sometimes the easiest way may not be the most secure, especially when the data includes sensitive or private information. Use the following recommended methods of transferring or sending data especially if the data is sensitive in nature:

Transferring data between computers, mobile or other members of the Colby community

• Use Filer to perform this action.
  • Filer is an on-campus only file server for access to file storage space.
    • Filer is firewalled, blocking it’s availability from the rest of the Internet.
  • Use this link to view access instructions for both Windows and Mac users.

Transferring data between a Colby faculty/staff/student and someone not associated with Colby

• Use LiquidFiles.
  • LiquidFiles is a web service used for the secure sharing of files with any other email addresses, including non-Colby addresses. It should be employed when you need to send either large files (more than 25 MB) or files that contain sensitive information, such as social security or credit card numbers.
  • LiquidFiles also allows you to initiate secure receiving of a file from another person and also provides a personalized “filedrop” URL which can be shared with others, allowing those people to securely share files with the owner of the filedrop at any time. For more information, please see the LiquidFiles entry in the ITS service catalog.