
Secure External Sharing
The Kiteworks Private Data Network enables organizations to securely share sensitive information with external parties while ensuring your valuable iManage document management system data remains safely on-premise.
- Secure email communications: Send sensitive email attachments and message bodies with advanced encryption and tracking capabilities
- Collaborative clean rooms: Create secure shared folders that function as digital clean rooms for sensitive external collaboration
- Enterprise-grade protection: Maintain robust security and governance over all shared content with comprehensive controls and audit trails
- Unlimited file sharing: Exchange files of any size without the typical restrictions of email or consumer file-sharing platforms
Extend Your iManage Ecosystem for Secure External Collaboration
The Kiteworks Private Data Network creates a secure bridge between your iManage document management system and external stakeholders, maintaining the integrity of your on-premise data while enabling efficient collaboration. This integrated solution preserves your existing workflows while adding powerful external sharing capabilities.
- Direct DMS integration: Read and write directly to your on-premise iManage document management system with no data migration required
- Tethered collaboration copies: Create special working copies for external collaborators that maintain connections to original DMS files
- Automated version reconciliation: Return updated documents to their original tethered sources in the DMS automatically when collaboration is complete
- Native API implementation: Leverage Kiteworks’ extensions built on the native iManage API for seamless compatibility and robust performance


Secure External Sharing Directly from Your iManage Environment
The Kiteworks Private Data Network seamlessly integrates with your existing iManage workflow, allowing users to securely share sensitive documents with external parties without leaving their familiar interface. This integration enhances productivity while maintaining the robust security and governance your organization requires for confidential information.
- Intuitive sharing from existing workflows: Access the Kiteworks button for simple, secure sending and sharing directly within users’ everyday iManage environments
- Comprehensive client support: Compatible with iManage 9.3 FileSite and DeskSite for desktop users
- Modern interface compatibility: Fully supports iManage Work 10 Web, Mobile and Outlook for flexible access across platforms
- Simplified external collaboration: Provide external parties with a straightforward web interface for secure document uploads and downloads without complex software requirements
Protect Client Private Data
The Kiteworks Private Data Network delivers robust security and governance capabilities that safeguard your clients’ confidential data throughout the external sharing process. This enterprise-grade solution provides the visibility, control, and compliance features necessary to meet the stringent security requirements of legal and professional services organizations.
- Complete visibility: Monitor and analyze all sensitive data entering and leaving your organization with comprehensive tracking and reporting
- Granular access control: Implement scalable administrative policies and precise access controls to ensure information is only available to authorized parties
- Military-grade encryption: Protect sensitive client data with enterprise-grade encryption both in transit and at rest
- Advanced threat protection: Connect seamlessly with your existing DLP and ATP solutions to prevent data leaks and neutralize unknown threats
- Regulatory compliance: Meet stringent requirements for GDPR, SOC 2, FIPS, HIPAA, and other relevant regulatory frameworks

Frequently Asked Questions
The integration of Kiteworks’ Private Data Network with iManage’s work product management solutions provides iManage users with crucial security and compliance capabilities. By choosing either a private cloud or on-premises deployment, iManage customers can eliminate the risk of data co-mingling and demonstrate to their clients and partners that data security and data privacy are top priorities. Additionally, Kiteworks provides iManage users full visibility into where sensitive data is stored and with whom it’s being shared. This level of visibility helps organizations comply with data privacy regulations like GDPR, NIST 800-171, HIPAA, FISMA, GLBA, and other rigorous standards.
Lawyers can securely share confidential information in iManage through various methods. iManage provides secure workspaces where authorized individuals can collaborate and share documents with access controls like role-based permissions, multi-factor authentication, version control, and audit logs. iManage also supports encryption of stored documents, ensuring sensitive data remains protected at rest and during transit should it be intercepted or exposed to unauthorized access. iManage also integrates with email systems, enabling lawyers to securely share information via encrypted email bodies and file attachments. Additionally, iManage offers rights management capabilities, allowing lawyers to control document access, view, edit, print, and forwarding permissions so confidentiality is ensured.
By integrating the Kiteworks Private Data Network with iManage, lawyers share sensitive files with complete security and compliance. For example, Kiteworks provides multi-factor authentication (MFA) to strengthen access controls and prevent unauthorized access to confidential information. It also offers file activity monitoring, allowing lawyers to track and audit file access and sharing activities, which helps in maintaining compliance with data privacy regulations such as the GDPR and the numerous state data privacy regulations across the U.S.
iManage addresses third-party risk, particularly as it relates to sharing sensitive data with trusted third parties, by offering robust access controls and permissions management, allowing law firms and other professional services providers to define granular access levels for shared files. This ensures that only authorized individuals have access to files containing sensitive data, minimizing the risk of unauthorized disclosure.
Yes, iManage provides several options for securely sharing files with external parties. The platform offers features and functionalities that allow law firms and other professional services organizations to securely collaborate and share files with clients, partners, and other trusted third parties. iManage also enables granular access controls, allowing firms to define specific permissions and restrictions for shared files. This ensures that only authorized individuals can access and interact with the confidential data inside files.
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