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Originally developed by FileCatalyst and now bolstered by the cybersecurity pedigree of Clearswift, this solution is an accelerated file transfer software suite. It is built on a proprietary protocol designed to bypass the limitations of TCP.

Military and intelligence agencies operate over high-latency satellite links (SATCOM) with inherent packet loss. Moving multi-gigabyte ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance) video footage is impossible with standard tools. Clearswift FileCatalyst allows these agencies to transfer classified data at 80-95% of available bandwidth, while ICAP scanning ensures no malware bridges the security gap between networks.

Broadcasters and production studios regularly move raw footage between continents. Traditional transfers can take days. FileCatalyst reduces this to hours (or minutes), while Clearswift ensures that pre-release content or watermarking metadata is not leaked to unauthorized parties.

Post: Stop waiting on slow, insecure FTP transfers. 🔒

Clearswift FileCatalyst gives you: ⚡ 100x faster file transfers
🛡️ Threat prevention (CDR) in transit
📋 Complete audit trails

Large files + zero compromise on security. That’s FileCatalyst.

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Clearswift and FileCatalyst are two powerful solutions from Fortra that are often paired to solve a specific, high-stakes problem: moving massive amounts of data at extreme speeds without compromising security.

While FileCatalyst acts as the high-speed engine, Clearswift serves as the intelligent security filter. ⚡ The Speed: FileCatalyst

Large organizations often struggle with traditional file transfer methods (like FTP or HTTP) when moving terabytes of data across global distances. Traditional protocols are sensitive to "latency" (delay) and "packet loss," which can make transfers crawl or fail entirely.

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.

Use Cases: It is a staple in industries like media and entertainment (sending 4K video files), biomedical research (sharing massive genomic datasets), and oil and gas. 🛡️ The Security: Clearswift clearswift filecatalyst

Speed is dangerous if you are accidentally moving malware or leaking sensitive customer data. This is where Clearswift comes in. Unlike traditional "stop-and-block" firewalls, Clearswift uses Adaptive Data Loss Prevention (DLP).

Structural Sanitization: It can automatically strip "active content" (like malicious macros in a spreadsheet or hidden metadata in an image) while letting the safe part of the file through.

Optical Character Recognition (OCR): It can "read" text inside images or scanned documents to ensure no Social Security numbers or credit card details are being sent.

Deep Content Inspection: It scans more than 250 layers deep within compressed or nested files to find hidden threats. 🤝 How They Work Together

When integrated, these two create a "Zero Trust" file transfer workflow:

The Trigger: A user or automated system initiates a massive file transfer via FileCatalyst.

The Inspection: Before the file leaves the network, it is routed through the Clearswift Secure ICAP Gateway.

The Action: Clearswift inspects the file. If it finds a hidden virus or sensitive "PII" (Personally Identifiable Information), it redacts the sensitive text or removes the virus in real-time.

The Delivery: The "sanitized," safe file is then accelerated across the globe by FileCatalyst. If you'd like to dive deeper, let me know:

Who needs this level of power? More industries than you might think:

In the modern digital enterprise, data faces a fundamental paradox: it must flow freely to enable productivity, yet remain tightly controlled to ensure security. For organizations that routinely move large files—such as media firms shipping raw footage, defense contractors sharing blueprints, or healthcare providers exchanging imaging data—this tension is acute. Traditional file transfer methods like FTP or HTTP are either too slow for massive datasets or too porous for sensitive information. Standing at this intersection of speed and safety is the integrated solution known as Clearswift FileCatalyst, a platform that uniquely marries extreme acceleration with deep content security. Originally developed by FileCatalyst and now bolstered by

The Engine of Acceleration: FileCatalyst’s Core Technology

At its heart, FileCatalyst is not a modified version of existing protocols but a ground-up reimagining of file transfer. Unlike TCP-based protocols (FTP, SFTP, HTTP) that throttle speed due to latency and packet loss, FileCatalyst uses UDP (User Datagram Protocol) with a proprietary congestion-avoidance algorithm. This allows it to saturate available bandwidth—even over high-latency satellite links or lossy mobile networks—achieving speeds up to 10 Gbps or more. Features like hot folder automation, directory monitoring, and multi-threaded transfers ensure that a 100 GB video file or a terabyte geospatial dataset arrives in minutes rather than hours. For industries where time is literal money, this acceleration is transformative.

The Shield of Security: Clearswift’s Deep Content Inspection

Speed alone, however, is dangerous. A fast pipe for insecure data merely accelerates the delivery of malware, sensitive leaks, or non-compliant content. This is where Clearswift’s heritage as a leader in Adaptive Data Loss Prevention (DLP) becomes critical. Embedded within the FileCatalyst transfer engine is Clearswift’s Deep Content Inspection (DCI) . Unlike superficial virus scanning, DCI looks inside files—unpacking zip archives, stripping macros from Office documents, redacting PII (Personally Identifiable Information) from PDFs, and detecting classified keywords in text. The system can act adaptively: block a threat, redact a social security number, or encrypt the payload based on destination zone. Critically, all of this occurs in-transit, without requiring the receiving endpoint to install complex agents.

Integration: Where Synergy Lives

The true innovation of Clearswift FileCatalyst lies not in either component alone, but in their seamless integration. Consider a defense contractor transferring satellite imagery from a forward operating base to a central analysis center. FileCatalyst ensures the multi-gigabyte files traverse a poor satellite link at maximum speed. Simultaneously, Clearswift’s DCI scans each image metadata for embedded geolocation coordinates that might reveal sensitive patrol routes—and redacts them automatically before writing the file to the central repository. This happens without user intervention, without staging files on an intermediate insecure server, and without breaking the transfer session.

Other key integration points include:

Use Cases and Market Position

The solution shines in industries where both volume and vulnerability are high:

Compared to alternatives—such as IBM Aspera (fast, but with less integrated DLP) or traditional secure FTP gateways (secure, but slow)—Clearswift FileCatalyst occupies a unique niche: it is arguably the only commercial product that offers wire-speed transfer combined with content-aware adaptive security in a single appliance or cloud-native instance.

Conclusion: Not Just a Tool, but a Philosophy Clearswift and FileCatalyst are two powerful solutions from

Clearswift FileCatalyst embodies a modern philosophy of data governance: that security should not be a speed bump, and speed should not be a security risk. By deeply integrating an industry-leading acceleration protocol with a mature, granular content inspection engine, it allows organizations to stop choosing between productivity and protection. In an era where data is both the most valuable asset and the most dangerous liability, the ability to move it fast and safe is not a luxury—it is a competitive necessity. For any enterprise whose work depends on large, sensitive files, Clearswift FileCatalyst offers one of the most compelling bridges across that digital chasm.

The integration of Clearswift FileCatalyst (both part of the

cybersecurity portfolio) combines high-speed file transfer with advanced content security. This setup is designed for organizations that need to move massive datasets quickly while ensuring those files are free of malware and sensitive data leaks. Core Components FileCatalyst

: A fast file transfer solution that uses a patented UDP-based protocol to overcome latency and packet loss, achieving speeds up to 100 times faster than FTP. Clearswift Secure ICAP Gateway

: A security layer that uses the ICAP protocol to perform deep content inspection on files as they are being transferred. Key Features & Benefits Fortra's Clearswift | Email DLP & Security Solutions

FileCatalyst technology replaces standard TCP transmission with a proprietary User Datagram Protocol (UDP)-based algorithm.

A common objection is: "Won't deep scanning destroy my speed gains?"

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

Traditional proxies work on a store-and-forward model: Download the entire file to disk -> Scan the disk file -> Upload the scanned file.

Clearswift FileCatalyst works on a stream-and-scan model:

Result: The security inspection adds less than 5% overhead to the total transfer time. A 10GB file that takes 60 seconds to transfer takes ~63 seconds with full DLP + CDR scanning.