FTP - file transfer protocol - is the most commonly used method for moving files around Web. Now Steve Frank, a founder and developer for Mac software company Panic, has come out and recommended that ...

There are two major differences between Secure File Transfer Protocol and FTP. The first is that SFTP utilizes Secure Shell, or SSH, to encrypt all communications between the client and server.

This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. FTP turns 45 this year. And, ...

A secure file transfer protocol, or SFTP, server is a computer system that contains files that you can remotely access via a secure connection using SSH. In a business environment, being able to make ...

One of the oldest still-working protocols on the Internet is FTP (File Transfer Protocol). Designed in the net’s earliest days, FTP never concerned itself with security. Later standards addressed this ...

@36281 With file transfer limited via email, employees often have to find unique ways to transfer large files such as audio, video and photos, raising security issues among some IT Pros. For Columbus, ...

Get a basic review of how to install VSFTP, add users, and use the tool in stand-alone mode or inetd/xinetd mode. File Transfer Protocol (FTP) servers can be useful for providing files to customers ...

Paula Skokowski, VP of Marketing for Accellion, and I had a lovely debate, err, conversation over the need for her company's product, a file transfer "virtualization" product. In the end, she won me ...

Employees should know by now that installing file-sharing software on company hardware is a major security threat. Use this policy to ensure that they understand the rules against peer-to-peer file ...