Clearswift Filecatalyst

Accelerating Security: The Power of Clearswift and FileCatalyst Integration

Clearswift FileCatalyst provides the definitive answer: a workflow-accelerating engine wrapped in a sophisticated deep content inspection framework. For enterprises looking to protect their Intellectual Property and ensure compliance without hindering operational efficiency, this integration represents the gold standard in Managed File Transfer (MFT). clearswift filecatalyst

Clearswift FileCatalyst eliminates both the network bottleneck and the security slowdown simultaneously. Audit your current file transfer latency (use ping

UDP Acceleration: FileCatalyst uses a unique UDP-based protocol that ignores latency, allowing it to reach speeds up to 10Gbps—hundreds of times faster than standard methods. The answer is no, due to the memory-centric

1. Audit your current file transfer latency (use ping and iperf).
2. Map your data classification (What needs redaction vs. just scanning?).
3. Run a proof of concept: FileCatalyst Hotfolder feeding a Clearswift ICAP proxy.

The answer is no, due to the memory-centric architecture of Clearswift FileCatalyst.

Healthcare and Life Sciences

Genomic sequencing data and medical imaging (DICOM) are both massive and highly sensitive. A hospital network transferring patient MRI data to a research lab must comply with HIPAA or GDPR. Clearswift FileCatalyst accelerates the transfer while the DLP engine automatically redacts patient names and IDs, ensuring compliance without manual intervention.

• TCP Latency: Standard protocols (FTP, SFTP, HTTP) use TCP, which requires a "handshake" for every packet. Over high-latency links (e.g., satellite or trans-oceanic lines), speed drops to 1-5% of available bandwidth.
• Security Overhead: Scanning a 100GB database file with traditional antivirus or DLP tools requires the file to be written to disk, unpacked, scanned, and re-encrypted—often taking hours.
• The "Air Gap" Trap: Some organizations resort to physically shipping hard drives (sneakernet) to avoid network bottlenecks, introducing physical security risks and massive delays.

• FileCatalyst accelerates the UDP stream to beat the satellite latency (Great).
• Clearswift inspects the traffic. But wait—FileCatalyst uses UDP, not HTTP. Traditional web gateways ignore UDP.