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, ...

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 ...

Fig. 1: FileZilla is a popular free FTP client. Back in 2011, I wrote about setting up a Secure Shell (SSH) server. This supports secure file transfers and it’s easy to set up. Read “Let’s Build an ...

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 ...

Security Experts Explain Why You Should Stop Using FTP Servers ...

FTP was the popular protocol for file transfer but short of using FTPS, it doesn't provide the security required these days. Here's how to use Secure Copy (SCP) for file transfer. Secure copy, or SCP, ...

Despite security weaknesses, nearly 6 million internet-exposed FTP servers remain, prompting experts to recommend migrating ...

If you’re traveling and you need a key document, such as the latest draft of your business plan or the presentation your colleagues just finished, there are many ways you can get it: e-mail, iDisks, ...

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 ...

Hypertext transfer protocol, or HTTP, and file transfer protocol, known as FTP, are two methods that allow you to upload or download files and pages from the Internet. The two have overlapping ...