Articles on secure file sharing and compliance

This is where Msafe collects its articles on secure file sharing, demonstrable compliance and the regulations that govern them. Msafe is a Dutch secure file transfer provider, operating since 2012 and certified to ISO/IEC 27001:2022, with European hosting that falls outside the scope of the US CLOUD Act. Topics include NIS2, DORA, the GDPR and the Dutch Cybersecurity Act (Cyberbeveiligingswet), in force since 15 August 2026.

Compliance

Complexity Undermines Compliance

Compliance rarely goes wrong because organizations lack policies. It goes wrong because policies become too complicated in practice. As soon as employees have to deal with cumbersome processes, extra steps, separate portals, and unclear exceptions, they look for a faster way. And that’s exactly where the problem begins. What seems safe and compliant on paper quickly turns into shadow IT, workarounds, and hidden risks in day-to-day operations.

4 May 2026

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Compliance

How do companies comply with GDPR guidelines? And why secure file transfer is essential in this

To comply with GDPR guidelines, a privacy statement or secure tool is not enough. Companies must process personal data lawfully, respect privacy rights, take appropriate security measures, manage data breaches and be able to demonstrate that they have their processes in order. The Personal Data Authority lists foundations, privacy rights, security, DPIAs in high-risk situations and accountability among the core components of AVG compliance.

20 Apr 2026

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Articles

Automate secure file sharing with the Msafe API

More and more organizations want to automate file sharing. No longer manually uploading, sending and storing, but rather integrating secure file sharing directly into existing processes and systems. Msafe's API makes this possible. Through an API, applications can automatically upload, share and link files to internal systems such as CRM or document management systems.

12 Mar 2026

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Articles

Can the US just access Msafe data?

Your data resides with Msafe on Microsoft Azure in the Netherlands, with Microsoft Ireland as the contracting party. Yet we often hear the question: can U.S. legislation, such as the U.S. CLOUD Act, affect the sovereignty of customer data? In this article we clearly explain what the U.S. can and cannot enforce, why data location is not the same as jurisdiction, and how often this occurs in practice. We also show what measures Msafe deploys to minimize risk: EU hosting, client-side/end-to-end encryption, strict access with MFA and policies, and full audit trails. So that you can share securely and remain demonstrably compliant.

26 Feb 2026

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Articles

Why email attachments are not always suitable for sensitive files.

Email is not obsolete. For sensitive attachments, however, it can fall short when an organisation needs central control over access, validity and evidence.

12 Feb 2026

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Articles

Alternative to Zivver?

Msafe Secure File Transfer is especially a logical alternative to Zivver when you want to standardize file exchange with externals with strong governance and EU hosting as an explicit starting point.

5 Feb 2026

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Customer Cases

Customer case PAL-V: securely sharing large files in an environment where innovation and intellectual property are key

PAL-V is known worldwide as the developer of the world's first commercial FlyDrive solutions. They choose Msafe Secure File Transfer Enterprise. With it, they protect sensitive technical data and accelerate innovation.

6 Jan 2026

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Secure File Sharing

Secure file sharing is simple when designed correctly

"Secure file sharing is simple when designed correctly" sounds like a slogan, but it is primarily a design principle. In practice, secure file sharing only becomes "complicated" when organizations try to fix an insecure process with extra steps, exceptions and loose tools.

17 Dec 2025

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Articles

Data sovereignty in 2026: who holds the key to your data?

Data sovereignty is often reduced to one simple question: "Is my data in a European data center?" In reality, it is about something much more fundamental: under what law does your data fall, who can really access it, and who holds the cryptographic key?

10 Dec 2025

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Articles

EU DataAct’s impact on data sharing

We spoke with Huub de Jong, partner and legal expert in European data legislation. In this interview he shares his views on the legal impact of the Data Act, the challenges for organizations as well as the role of technology in the demonstrably secure sharing of data.

3 Dec 2025

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