Secure file sharing for small business, with control you can evidence

Email and consumer transfer services remain convenient for many low-risk tasks. The concern begins when the file contains personal, financial, privileged or commercially sensitive information and the process offers limited control over forwarding, expiry, recipient identity or the evidence available afterwards.

MX gives those higher-risk handoffs a dedicated route. Named-user access, permissions and a detailed activity record help the business show what happened without asking staff to abandon familiar tools for drafting and everyday collaboration.

Not necessarily. Those platforms are useful for storage, synchronisation, shared folders and live collaboration. MX is focused on controlled file exchange between known users, particularly where the information is sensitive or the handoff may need to be evidenced later.

Many organisations therefore use both. Work is created and edited in the existing productivity environment, then the final sensitive handoff is moved through MX to the client, supplier, adviser or project partner.

No specialist desktop application is required for the standard browser-based experience. The recipient follows the invitation and verification process associated with their named access instead of opening an unrestricted public link.

The aim is to keep the interaction clear for clients and suppliers while preserving a more accountable record for the sending organisation. Security controls are most useful when people can follow them without creating new workarounds.

MX can help facilitate compliance efforts through access controls, expiry settings, audit evidence and data-sovereignty options. These capabilities can support GDPR, the UK Data Protection Act and ISO 27001-aligned processes by making sensitive exchanges more controlled and easier to evidence.

It does not guarantee compliance. Your organisation remains responsible for lawful basis, policy, retention, staff behaviour, supplier oversight and its wider information-governance framework. MX provides practical controls within that broader programme.

It refers to the patented ASR process: Anonymise, Shard, Restore. Files are anonymised, separated into shards and restored through the controlled process for authorised users. This adds a further layer of protection beyond conventional file sharing.

The methodology is designed to strengthen long-term data protection and contribute to resilience against evolving threats. It should not be described as unbreakable, impossible to compromise or a substitute for sound security governance.

Yes. MX supports unlimited file size transfers, which is useful for video, design, engineering, imaging, data and project files that might otherwise be split into parts or moved through an unapproved workaround.

Bandwidth and recipient availability still need sensible operational planning, but the absence of a platform file-size cap gives the team one approved process for ordinary documents and very large deliveries.

The standard service is cloud based, so a team can begin without deploying a traditional file-transfer server. Users can be added, branding configured and exchange controls introduced through a focused setup process.

The exact rollout depends on internal approvals and governance requirements. The 7-day trial gives up to five users an opportunity to test real workflows before selecting a plan or discussing a more tailored deployment.

Yes. Teams can continue creating and editing documents in the systems they already know, then use MX for the controlled internal or external handoff. This avoids unnecessary disruption while giving sensitive exchanges a more consistent access and audit process.

Where a business has more specialised workflows, metadata APIs can connect transfer records with engineering, finance, healthcare and other operational systems. The objective is to strengthen the handoff, not redesign the whole working environment.