Posts by Bob Ertl

Bob Ertl, Sr. Director of Product Marketing, Kiteworks

Bob Ertl is senior director of product marketing at Kiteworks. He brings over 20 years of enterprise software product marketing and product management experience, covering compliance and security, unstructured and structured content, and analytics. Prior to joining Kiteworks in 2014, he brought innovative business intelligence and data warehousing products to market at Oracle, Hyperion, Brio, and several start-ups, and led implementation projects across a variety of industries.

SFTP for FedRAMP: Compliance and Authorization Solutions

by Bob Ertl August 17, 2022September 25, 2025 | Regulatory Compliance

Finding an SFTP server that’s FedRAMP authorized doesn’t have to be hard. We’re going to cover SFTP solutions that comply with FedRAMP requirements and maintain FedRAMP authorization. Is SFTP FedRAMP...

Introduction to Email Compliance for Business Communications

by Bob Ertl August 5, 2022December 23, 2025 | Regulatory Compliance

Looking for email compliance requirements for business emails? With violations costing thousands, understanding the compliance requirements can only help in the long run. Organizations demonstrate email compliance when their emails...

How to Email PHI and Stay HIPAA Compliant

by Bob Ertl August 2, 2022January 19, 2026 | HIPAA Compliance

Handling PHI is tricky but especially when it is emailed. With breaches of sensitive content in email occurring daily, sending an email that cannot be hacked and is compliant with...

Best Practices for Web Form Security

by Bob Ertl June 2, 2022January 19, 2026 | Regulatory Compliance

If you are using a free web form, you may want to think twice because there is little to no web form security with free options. What Are Secure Web...

What to Look for in a Secure Email Provider

by Bob Ertl April 10, 2022September 18, 2025 | Secure Email

How secure is your email? The reality is email remains one of the top targets for cyber criminals. Almost 9 out of 10 cyber-attacks begin with a phishing email. If...

What to Look for in an Enterprise SFTP Server Solution

by Bob Ertl September 16, 2021December 23, 2025 | Secure File Transfer

When security is on the line, you want to make sure you use SFTP and the best and most secure SFTP servers. What Is SFTP? SFTP stands for Secure File...

What Is an Audit Log for Compliance? [Includes Solutions]

by Bob Ertl June 24, 2021December 23, 2025 | Regulatory Compliance

An audit log can help your organization with compliance and security. So, what are audit logs, how do you implement them and how do you use them for compliance? Let’s...

Security and Compliance Blog

Learn security strategies, compare vendors, and implement best practices to prevent breaches and compliance violations from risky third party communications.