Nearly everyone uses FTP for one reason or another. The problem is, FTP is a messy protocol that needs a lot of help to secure it. Let Thomas Shinder enlighten you. The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is ...

There was a time when you could do almost anything in a web browser or could at least install extensions to do what the browser natively can't. While the craze of turning browsers into Swiss Army ...

For decades, FTP (File Transfer Protocol) has been used in the Media & Entertainment (M&E) industry to move files between servers and for distributing them around the world. And for just as long, ...

We all use File Transfer Protocol(FTP) to upload data to our web sites. Let us take a quick look at how we can improve its security with some simple steps. 1. Use encryption / SFTP The FTP was not ...

It appears that Security Update 2007-004 for Mac OS X 10.4.9 Server has introduced a serious issue where logged in client FTP users are able to access files outside of their home directories. It ...

For years, organisations have used file transfer services such as FTP or HTTP to move their files around according to business needs, seldom thinking that they face serious risks. Today those risks ...

Progress Software, the company behind the recently hacked MOVEit file-transfer software, has released fixes for two more critical-rated vulnerabilities that are being exploited by attackers. In an ...

Microsoft's security team announced late last month that it is investigating two proof-of-concept flaws in Microsoft's Web-related software. Microsoft's security team announced late last month that it ...

Progress Software, the maker of the MOVEit Transfer file-sharing platform recently exploited in widespread data theft attacks, warned customers to patch a maximum severity vulnerability in its WS_FTP ...

Even sending by FTP creates risk, as the protocol provides no encryption for data transfer, hence it is open to numerous security vulnerabilities. Using FTP for business file transfer can expose a ...