For many enterprise migrations, the security review is where momentum slows. When a migration platform does not come with a recognized security baseline, approvals can take longer, procurement becomes more complex, and deployment in secure environments faces added scrutiny. AvePoint Fly Server changes that equation.
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has published the official Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) for AvePoint Fly Server, making it the only data migration platform with a dedicated, government-published STIG. It is now live on the DISA Cyber Exchange.
It is now live on the DISA Cyber Exchange.
Why This Matters Outside Government
DISA STIGs provide product-specific hardening guidance that security teams can review against their own requirements. For organizations in finance, healthcare, energy, and other regulated industries, a published STIG gives security and procurement stakeholders a more structured baseline to evaluate — helping them move through review with greater clarity and confidence.
It is more than a compliance marker. It gives procurement stakeholders a more structured baseline to evaluate.
Three Ways This Changes Your Next Approval Cycle
For security, procurement, and IT stakeholders, a published STIG can make the approval cycle more structured and easier to navigate. Here are three practical ways that changes the conversation:
1. Reduces open-ended security review work.
Your risk team stops investigating from zero. The exact database, encryption, and system-hardening configuration is pre-documented and published by DISA. You answer their questions before they ask them.
2. Supports deployment in highly secure environments.
The validated baseline enforces TLS 1.3, limits non-essential system exposures, and maps role-based access control (RBAC) to NIST SP 800-53 controls. It's built to run inside the most locked-down networks on the planet.
3. Strengthens the case for adoption with recognized validation.
Drop the official DISA download link on your security team's desk. The conversation shifts from “prove this tool is safe" to “this tool is already validated by DISA.”
Already Running Fly Server?
The STIG for Fly Server expands what secure deployment can look like for existing Fly Server environments. With a United States Department of Defense (DoD)-recognized baseline now in place, organizations can:
- Expand into regulated business units that previously required a separate, pre-approved tool.
- Pass audits faster with ready-made official compliance checklists.
- Justify continued investment with a security credential no competing migration product can match.
Next Steps to Accelerate Secure Data Migration
Evaluating Fly Server? Download the Official STIG Technical Brief and hand it directly to your InfoSec team. Let them verify it on their terms.
Ready to configure? Visit the DISA Cyber Exchange Document Library for the official STIG package, or the AvePoint Trust Center for ready-to-deploy hardening templates.
Greg Connors is a product strategy lead working on Fly and Fly Server, directing the strategic vision to help organizations simplify complex migration tasks and seamlessly transition data across cloud environments. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science and previously spent years working as a developer and product manager within both the healthcare and cybersecurity spaces.