Fleekdrive Inc. conducted a survey on the actual state of external file sharing operations targeting office workers (men and women in their 20s to 50s) involved in tasks that require sharing files externally. The survey revealed the frequency of file sharing, methods used, and the reality of errors caused by manual work and analog rules among office workers engaged in external file sharing. Background In recent years, with the frequent occurrence of information leakage incidents and the trend towards abolishing PPAP (sending files in password-protected ZIP archives with the password sent separately), security governance for external file sharing in companies has become stricter than ever. However, the challenges faced by the field are not limited to the burden of such security measures. The need to comply with different business customs and rules/methods specific to each company, coupled with the burden of individualized business workflows, may result in "secure and efficient file sharing" with external parties not being achieved. Therefore, Fleekdrive Inc. conducted a survey on the actual state of external file sharing operations targeting office workers involved in tasks that require sharing files externally. Survey Summary More than half of office workers involved in external file sharing share files externally "several times a week or more" in their work. The most frequently used method for sharing files externally is currently "email," followed by "cloud storage." The top 3 manual tasks and analog internal rules occurring in external file sharing operations are: 1st place, "Setting file passwords and sending passwords separately"; 2nd place, "Visual check of recipients and files to be sent"; 3rd place, "Converting files to PDF or changing format." More than half of office workers have experienced errors or near misses in external file sharing over the past year due to analog methods or inefficient rules, with "sending to the wrong recipient" and "sending the wr